primus ID?

[fishfish]

MrPunch showed me this lovely bit of kit when i visited him today,iam i enviouse? yeh just a bit!!

does anyone know anything about this model,i thought it might be a military issue 1940's,but thats just a guess.

heres some pics:


DSC04944 by fishfish_01, on Flickr


erics primus by fishfish_01, on Flickr


erics primus. by fishfish_01, on Flickr

 

[rik_uk3]

Its a modified Hurlock stove, british army issue from WW2 on. The original was fitted with a roarer burner, I've not seen one with a silent burner so presume its been modified. Runs on paraffin, steel tank and came with a good spares kit. A good stable stove.

One of mine here prior to painting

http://www.spiritburner.com/fusion/gallery/11/1216066164-military.jpg

IIRC its was made by several different british companies

 

[Andy BB]

Didn't th earlier ones have a brass tank, rik? Changed over to steel as it was easier to source, I thought.

 

[fishfish]

this is a brass tank one.

 

[rik_uk3]

May well have done Andy, it happened with other classic 'brass' stoves during WW2, I've had a few of these over the years but have only seen the steel tank versions.

edit: that will teach me to look at the pictures properly. Very nice indeed, need to find out if silent burners were factory fitted or a home mod now.

 

[David Morningstar]

Very nice. The only downside to these is that they need to be transported vertically. If they are laid down they will leak fuel from the burner jet. You will also need to keep the airscrew open to avoid changes in air pressure causing fuel to squirt out of the jet.