WW2 Era D.B. Ltd L.E. No4 Battery Lamp – Military Use

During the second half of WW2 the British Army began to upgrade its hand held torches for a more modern design. The old LE1 (Light, Electric, No1) resembled an old fashioned bicycle lamp, It’s replacement was the LE4 (Lamp Electric No 4) and it was almost a direct copy of the German ‘artas’ lamp, made by a company only known as D.B. Ltd the lamp came with slide filters one which looks like a blackout but could have been a green lens the other is a red lens, this is described as being used to map read at night without blinding the user. This example comes in fair condition with signs of use and wear, as it is battery operated it is untested, it measures 4.75 inches long.

Code: 30518