Swap Meet find...the dark side...(finally running)

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Swap Meet find...the dark side...(finally running)

Postby rainjer » Sat May 15, 2010 2:01 pm

I found this today at the swap meet...

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It is a 1987 SMP Milspec. It looks like it was fire a couple times. It has all of the spare parts, , 2 extra generators.6 extra mantles, the wrench, the original box & the parts list. It is even full of gas. One of the quadrant glass pieces is cracked. All for $12.00, I could not pass it up.

Would it bad to paint it Blue & Black to match my Sears stuff??? :thinking: :twisted: :thinking: :twisted: (just kidding)

Jeremy
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Postby eatatjoz » Sat May 15, 2010 2:42 pm

question is.... Are you gonna use it?
Cool find.
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Postby doug hodder » Sat May 15, 2010 4:58 pm

What a deal!!!! Doug
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Postby High Desert » Sat May 15, 2010 5:54 pm

Great find at a great price Jeremy, congrats. :thumbsup:

And since it's been fired at least once you can run that baby all you want!
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Postby rainjer » Sat May 15, 2010 6:33 pm

It's a burner...
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Postby cherokeegeorge » Sat May 15, 2010 7:38 pm

great find and a great price :thumbsup: sweeeet
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Postby rainjer » Sat Jul 10, 2010 10:53 pm

I finally got this darn lantern running correctly.

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It lit the day I ought and then not again. It turned out to be a dirty fuel/air tube in the fount and a plugged generator tip.

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Mil Spec Lanterns

Postby eamarquardt » Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:45 am

The only place I ever saw these lanterns used was at the Bttn CP. I asked my son, LCpl Marquardt, if they were still using them. His answer: "I've never been invited to the Bttn CP".

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