Original Pre-WWI Era U.S. Navy Shipboard Portable Battery Powered Lamp by Grether Fire Equipment Co. Category_Fusee Spring & Cover It is best known for

It is best known for two escape plots by Allied POWs

A tail shirt vent rises from the base of the reverse

with the expected wear and fading due to age

This model served as the stepping stone towards the definitive Model 1873 "Trapdoor Springfield" series of rifles in

Original Item: In 1878 the Francotte patent Martini system was granted utilizing a detachable mechanism fitted without the cocking indicator

Original Pre-WWI Era U.S. Navy Shipboard Portable Battery Powered Lamp by Grether Fire Equipment Co. Category_Fusee Spring & Cover It is best known forOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of an early 20th Century Shipboard Portable Battery powered lamp, marked U. S. NAVY on the back. The early design is quite heavily built and sturdy, designed for use on Naval ships at night. Most likely it used a very heavy battery, so it would have been somewhat unwieldy to carry for long periods, even with the sturdy carry handle. The top of the battery compartment door still has a fully