Original British WWI Trench Lantern "The Crescent Lamp" Police Handheld Issue Availability_International These are exceptionally rare

These are exceptionally rare

each pair comes with its own screw key and is maker marked

On the reverse the blade is stamped with a well-detailed Henckels logo and:

operated with a hand crank

Original British WWI Trench Lantern "The Crescent Lamp" Police Handheld Issue Availability_International These are exceptionally rareOriginal Item: Only One Available. Made by the DOLON & CO, VAUXHALL, LONDON and so marked on the original rear maker's brass plaque, also on a front brass tag: THE CRESCENT LAMP, TRADE MARK, PATENT. First produced for Police use in the late Victorian era of the 1890s these were traditionally fitted with a very large magnifying lens 2. 5" across known as a bull frog eye to give a wide field of light generated by the burning kerosene. However, once WW1