Wayne Ralph on Feb 6, 2010 - 3:08 PM I have inherited a GT Price flashlight from a Second World War fighter pilot who may have been provided with this flashlight by the US Navy while briefly aboard the USS Wasp in 1942 in the Mediterranean Sea. It shows on the barrel that GT Price Products, Inc was at Los Angeles 31, CA. The serial number on the bakelite barrel is U.S. MX-993U. The switch for the flashlight looks identical to that on the military flashlight shown above. This MX993U is straight, with longitudinal ridges in the barrel, in light gray. It has a stowable black metal hanging ring. A rubber O ring is still in place for the battery chamber, but the ring for the light bulb end is missing. Any ideas or help for establishing the provenance and history of this GT Price flashlight is appreciated. Wayne Ralph, author, Aces, Warriors & Wingmen (Wiley 2005) Send E-Mail Reply to Wayne Ralph Your Name: Your E-Mail Address: Message: >>Original Message on Feb 6, 2010 - 3:08 PM:<br>>>======================<br>>>"I have inherited a GT Price flashlight from a Second World War fighter pilot who may have been provided with this flashlight by the US Navy while briefly aboard the USS Wasp in 1942 in the Mediterranean Sea. It shows on the barrel that GT Price Products, Inc was at Los Angeles 31, CA. The serial number on the bakelite barrel is U.S. MX-993U. The switch for the flashlight looks identical to that on the military flashlight shown above. This MX993U is straight, with longitudinal ridges in the barrel, in light gray. It has a stowable black metal hanging ring. A rubber O ring is still in place for the battery chamber, but the ring for the light bulb end is missing. Any ideas or help for establishing the provenance and history of this GT Price flashlight is appreciated.<br> <br> Wayne Ralph, author, Aces, Warriors & Wingmen (Wiley 2005) "