Pertrix No.678

WW2 german flaslight, made around 1940. It's not in too good shape, but it's have nice details. This type had three color filter. The green-red useable with the rotatable rim, and the blue switchable with the little arm on the side. Thats an early type with the painted arrows on the top, and the red switch. Later, when was simplified the manufacturing, stopped the color painting, and used an another switch.

Pertrix 678

Pertrix 678

The filters is below the reflector. When you rotate the rim a small spike pull up one of these filters. Left direction is the red, right is the green.
Sometimes get stuck the filters, due to the dust and dirt. 

Pertrix 678

Red, cylinder shaped three-position switch. Later they stopped the red painting, and much later used an another flat shaped switch. That was a good development, the flat shaped more ergonomic, more usable then this cylinder.

Pertrix 678

Nice, hand painted arrows. Somebody in the factory painting these little arrows all day..

Pertrix 678

Pertrix 678

The arm pull up, pull down this brass pin, which moves the blue filter.

Pertrix 678

Pertrix 678

Pertrix 678

Pertrix 678

Thats an early type, but not the first generation. The biggest diference the filter switcher arm. At the first generation the arm was on the other side.
This early type is very-very rare. 

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The first generation around 1930.

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