Colt Acetylene Flash Lantern

The Colt Acetylene Flash Lantern (or Colt Field Signal Lamp) was a acetylene signal lamp produced by the J. B. Colt Company and used by the United States military at the start of the 1900s. A patent for the device was filed in 1902. A description from maneuvers at Fort Riley detailed the device:

Colt Acetylene Flash Lantern

The Colt Acetylene Flash Lantern (or Colt Field Signal Lamp) was a acetylene signal lamp produced by the J. B. Colt Company and used by the United States military at the start of the 1900s. A patent for the device was filed in 1902. A description from maneuvers at Fort Riley detailed the device: