Original Pre-WWI Era U.S. Navy Shipboard Portable Battery Powered Lamp by Grether Fire Equipment Co. Category_Fusee Spring & Cover however this larger version with

however this larger version with a white face was apparently used in Minuteman Missile control centers during the Vietnam War Era

This handsome knife was originally a Dervish throat cutting dagger carried by a Sudanese warrior

A tail shirt vent rises from the base of the reverse

It is best known for two escape plots by Allied POWs

the OSS played a major role in training Kuomintang troops in China and Burma

Original Pre-WWI Era U.S. Navy Shipboard Portable Battery Powered Lamp by Grether Fire Equipment Co. Category_Fusee Spring & Cover however this larger version withOriginal 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