What make is it? Both Coleman and AGM made Milspec lanterns in 1945. A Coleman will be model 252 but the AGM has no model number. Looks to be a good shape for such an early example. ::Neil::
It should tell you on the bottom. Usually it's stamped US then a date and the maker is stamped under the date. This would apply for military model, for the most part. This looks like a Coleman based on what I can see of the collar. The collars are usually different on Coleman and AGMs.