This offer offering is for a pair of vintage Vietnam era military police traffic control signal flashlights with cones and each of them has four colored lenses which are carried in the base of the flashlight.
As a military policeman during the Vietnam war I sometimes used lights exactly like this for traffic control when working a traffic control point after dark.
These are in good vintage condition with no cracks or other damage. They appear to be in working order although I have not tested them with batteries. One of them has a spare light in the base. However, it is corroded and I have not attempted to remove it or test it. You're buying them as is.
The pair can be yours for $29.95
🪖 Military Use & Context
These flashlights were standard issue for every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces from the 1960s onward.
- MPs used them with white cones for directing vehicle or foot traffic at night.
- Field troops used them for tent illumination and low-light signaling.
- Aviation ground crews used colored cones to signal aircraft movements.