Tilley 246 Guardsman

Hi every one i won this Tilley 246 Guardsman on ebay a few week before Christmass it was not in the best of conditions and needed a full restoration/fettle here are a few pics of of it before and after

Hi Fox thank you very much for the compliement when you do get a Tilley the older models like the 246 Guardsman or the 246A were a better quality and made lantern than the modern day 246B and in my opinion the they look better,when i stripped this lantern down to restore it i noticed that the tank was heavier as the tank brass is of a thicker gauge brass.

another thing i like aabout this model is that the pump and controlcock is all so made of brass where as the 246B these parts are made of alluminium alloy,

the next Tilley stormlight/outdoor lamp i would like to get if i can find one cheap is the PL53 maade from the 1930's-40's

Hi Martin thank you very much i agree the Guardsman is very robust and almost indestructable and so much better made compared with the model of today

Hi Lampies many thanks for all your kind compliements hi aussie bloke you are correct i have re coated the burner hood with high tempreture paint,as over 50% of the original brown enammel had been worn/chipped off and the bare metal had a lot of rust on it so i had no choice but to paint it to make it look a lot better and preserve the hood tha paint is supose to with stand tempreture up to 650 degres celcious but on the manufactures instructions it says it need to be built up to that tempreture gradualy as the paint will sofften and blister which is perfect for a wood/coal stove what this brand of paint was made for as these stoves take a good while to heat up to full tempreture.

The Tilley lamp hood will heat up very quicklie with sthe spirit cup burning with meths so i got the blistering on the burner hood but the paint is still intact and will now work and protect the burner hood but it is not perfect i dont think nothing could beat a enammeled or chrome finish on thsese hoods i would like to come accross a small enammeling kiln that is cheap and have a go at re enammeling it that would be perfect

Hi Erwin thank you very much it would fantastic if i could get the hood/vent re enamelled it would be a far superior finish and it realy would set it off but i dont know any where localy where they do re enamelling