A 1920S Flashlight You Can Own

[@MrSCOTTtheBADGER]

Visually, it seems to have been inspired by a US Navy battle lantern. I like it!

[@sargevining]

Or, one could say that the battle lanterns were inspired by this design. We do have photographic evidence that lanterns like this were used by officers in WW1, which means they bought them off the shelf or by catalog.

[@stealthiestboy]

Never heard of your channel before now, and man am I glad KZbin decided to recommend you! I'm always happy to see reproduction projects like this get traction, and I hope you're able to make great success out of this endeavor. This is really neat.

[@sargevining]

Thanks for watching! We've got lots more coming on the website, and here on the channel.

[@Scott-s9u3n]

As a teenager, I had a flashlight from the late 1920s, but it was stamped tin, and used two " D" batteries ( the D battery has been around since the 1890s!)...at the time, ( mid 1970s) it worked fine. Got it at a yard sale for 50 cents....

[@sargevining]

Speaking from experience, getting original flashlights to work reliably is a hit or miss situation. I also think the days of C and D cell batteries are numbered as there aren't many new products being produced that use them.

[@Scott-s9u3n]

@sargevining I think the days of disposable batteries are limited .. most things now have rechargeable batteries built in. I had... fair....luck getting old flashlights to work. A good contact cleaner is the white erasers meant to erase ink. Spray contact cleaners are ok for some situations, but not all that great...

[@1961MJS]

Thanks Sarge ! It was a pleasure to camp with you and enjoy your cooking at the squirrel camp! See you next year!

[@sargevining]

We will be doing more cooking at the next Squirrel Camp, that's for sure!

[@dwaynestewart6095]

wow, Sarge, that is really nice and well built, right down to the dovetail joints holding the sides together. I couldn't afford it but it will certainly make a great addition to anyone's kit. you guys did a great job on that. Dwayne

[@sargevining]

Thanks! Yes, Jake did a great job, now all we need to do is not go broke.

[@Flyfishtherockies]

Great intro vignette!

[@sargevining]

Thanks! Trying to find crap in the dark is the primary function of a fl;ashlight, at least for me.

[@Gaddman100]

Looks awesome!

[@sargevining]

And its fun to play with, too.

[@markbrandli]

Thank you Sarge .

[@sargevining]

Thanks for watching, Mark!

[@JakeHellbach]

Great presentation and thanks for the shoutout!

[@sargevining]

Thanks for making the lamp! Folks seem to love it.

[@charleshines2967]

Beautiful light! We wish you luck with it.

[@sargevining]

Yes, Jake did a great job. Thanks for watching!

[@petrimurphy6152]

Greetings from the off grid cabin in Ohio. Glad your well. I've worked with James Bender many times before. Would like to get involved in 2o and 3os style camping, some day, would be a great time Stay safe, see you down the trail.

[@sargevining]

Thanks for watching! You should join Bannerman's Camp on Facebook, there's a number of Classic Camping groups popping up across the country and the networking is done there. If you're not subscribed already, you should take a look at Shawn Dyer's Honorable Outfitters KZbin channel. He's in Ohio and you guys might could get something going.

[@MichaelStuartRandle]

Your camera was askew! The back wall looked like the old Batman series' bad guys lair!

[@sargevining]

How do you know I'm not a Supervillian?

[@ScottCarlson-cz7wj]

Beautiful light. I love the dovetail woodwork. Is Jake an amateur radio operator? I used a WW2 J-38 straight key (like the one in your cover photo) during Straight Key Night on New Years Eve. Thanks Sarge! AA0QZ.

[@JakeHellbach]

Hi Scott, Yes I am a amateur radio operator. KK5HY That key is part of a prop WWII spy transmitter I'm using for an upcoming video we're shooting for my youtube channel.

[@ScottCarlson-cz7wj]

@JakeHellbach Very neat. Yes, I noticed the paraset upon looking at the photo a second time. Did you build that? I read books about the norwegian resistance and the paraset was used up in the winter mountains, while they 'lived off the land', to keep touch with England. 73's!

[@JakeHellbach]

@@ScottCarlson-cz7wjyes, I made it and it’s housed in a period suitcase as the SAS used in WWII. The inspiration was the movie “call to spy”

[@sargevining]

The telegraph key is part of a WW2 OSS suitcase radio he made for one of his stock footage videos. Thanks for watching!

[@keithrayeski6417]

Went to the site but still listed as sold out. Are you in NH? Asking based on the NH county registration tag in your background. 👍🏻

[@sargevining]

Its listed as both Pre-Order and Out of Stock. If I put a number in the inventory slot, the system won't let me list it as Pre-Order. We're making 10. Two have been sold as Pre-Order to be delivered in three weeks. That leaves 8 available out of the first run.

[@sargevining]

I was raised in NH, but moved to TX when I got out of the Regular Army. The tags are 1975, the last year I was officially a NH Resident.

[@DarkElfDiva]

Why not make the mock-up battery plug into the flashlight? Fill it with modern batteries, then plug it into the back. Then it will have a more period-correct weight (being full of batteries), and installing it will make the flashlight work.

[@sargevining]

TBH, the development of the light was pretty far along when we came up with the battery idea as a way of covering up the guts. It would have taken some re-engineering of the light system to get that down. The battery we've come up with will hold 6 AA batteries, so it does give some heft to the lamp. Thanks for watching!

[@misolgit69]

Dave, Dave, Dave's not here man ( let's see who's got a long memory

[@sargevining]

In the next video I use "Crux of the Biskit."

[@misolgit69]

Ah

[@JakeHellbach]

@@sargevining Is the apostrophe ....

[@andyglazzard1062]

What is the 1920s nusic at 0.26 into the video?

[@sargevining]

This is one of the most asked questions and I wish I could answer it. The intro was done early in the life of the Channel. I saved the video of the intro, but lost the audio file---I can't remember where I found it and what the name is, only that it was copywritten before 1923 and was therefore free for me to use. Sorry.