Great find. The Nickel finish looks great for a lantern that old. My 249s are my favourite lanterns*. However that generator doesn't look right to...
Disappointed. After cleaning my 2/300, checking the generator condition, pricker cycling etc I tried to light up this evening. Fail. Lost pressure...
Mr Optimus, A bit late but I took the pics today of my 201s for you to compare paints. The 201 on the left was scratched/bubbling/rusting so I...
I agree Colin. People on this forum have a wealth of information and thanks for adding your .02. My old man said that while serving with the RAAF...
I'm not sure Tony. There is no trace of paint that I could see and the DoD 3/300s I have seen were shiny stainless(?). I imagine they would only...
I best color match I could find for some of my old coleman 201s was the Rustoleum Hunter Green universal (and probably most quoted color match I...
Thanks Bob. I had soaked for 20 minutes in vinegar water mix then rinsed and straight to mag cleaner. Citric acid vs acetic acid. Can't imagine a...
Thanks Bob, good info there. A new problem now. I started polishing today with a general metal polish from Auto store. Hand polishing only with...
Thanks Nils, Understanding dating issues, do you have any idea of date range for army using these? Since you say you havent seen a D^D 2/300, do...
oops. I meant to say in the first post that it was missing the globe as well as the bail. The globe in pic is the one I found on a 242B and was...
Beautiful. ..and jealous :lol:
Thanks Bob. I'll have a crack at polishing it then. I'm going to check my odds and ends of lantern spares and see if I have any random handles...
Hi, I picked up this Austramax 2/300 on evilbay recently. It is my first Austramax and I'm very happy with the condition despite it missing the...
These last few posts have been very informative. Yet lead to so many more questions/confusion. So different from collecting Colemans where...
THATS IT! Very nice Frank :thumbup: . I seriously think that belongs in the CPL gallery! In good nic to. And the glass is the original as well?...
Thanks Frank. I agree that the closest match I can find in the gallery is the one Handi swiftlite. And despite it being on a Keropet in fairly...
G'day Graham, yep, the top section is squared off and the diameter of the top part a good 20mm'ish less as well. A few mm shorter height as well,...
Thanks Jeff. If anyone could even tell me where else to possibly look for an answer it would be appreciated. Sorry about my description of...
And here a pic of 6 of my Handi ventilators. All the same dimensions. Just different colored enamel (although the back red one was painted with...
One other thing is that I believe that the earliest Handi Lanterns did not have a locating stud on the support. However all 9 of my Handis do and...
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