[Zelandeth]

I used to be quite active in the collecting of all things lighting related back around 2000-2005 or so, even managing to win an autographed early production run Surefire L2 in a raffle over on the Candlepower Forums, but have seriously reigned it in since then (instead moving on to other far more expensive hobbies!).

Despite not really collecting torches these days, when I spotted this for £10 at a stall at a convention I was attending (the general theme being Steampunk this year, so no surprise they had a stall full of things like this), I couldn't not pick it up.

While there's a small crack in the lens of the area lantern up top it's otherwise in really good shape and with a new 996 battery fitted works perfectly. Surprisingly bright actually and the finely stippled reflector gives a really nice clean beam, free of artifacts. Doesn't flicker at all either which I've always found irritating on a lot of older kit like this.

Guessing probably 1960s? Though I imagine this style probably stuck around for quite a few years.