Hey,,,,,,,,,I have a Primus no 71 marked AB, with a kind off draft regulator on the burner.I have tryed too look closely on the picks of other 71,but have not seen it on others.Is it normal or rare Sorry if ive missed somthing VW_iking
I have it's twin. Same adjuster, same AB. Unfortunately, the case with mine is almost destroyed from rust and abuse. To get around that and make it at least somewhat useful, I did this: The stoves are a Svea 123 missing it's original windscreen and an Optimus 80, because the 71 with the damaged tin was too far on the back of the shelf when I took the photos. The new "Thuggadaptor-Nordic" pot stand adaptor fits it equally well. Gerry
Hi! I have two Primus 71 with that same regulator, one brass and one nickel-plated, both marked 'AD'(1939). Then there is a jump in my own collection to the early 50'ies where I have two 71's marked 'AR'(1952) and one marked 'AU' (1955) and finally one 'AV' (1956). None of those later 71's has that regulator we are discussing. I have always assumed that the air regulator disappeared somewhere along the way between 1940 and 1951, but then again, I don't know for sure if the two different burner heads co-existed or not. I'm also very curious about whether any Primus 71's were actually produced at all in the early 1940'ies. Exports must have dwindled to near nothing during the war, and on the domestic market petrol were very scares. Anyone out there with a Primus 71 produced in the first half of the 1940'ies? (And with what variety of burner head?) Stefan
-Hello Stefan, I have a 71L with an AL mark underneath it, which indicates a 1947 vintage. Nickled taller tank, domed cap and safety "spike". Regulated burner head. Bought from a nice guy in Stockholm through Tradera, together with another early 71L, the sqare tin modelled after the 70 tin. No air-regulation on that burner, but no letters either! Probabely early 30's. It seems that the air-regulated burner was a reaction on then current fuels and fuel mixtures, they themselves alternative products of a European society in (economic ) trouble. Perhaps plain "Sprit" (or "Spiritus" here in Holland, de-naturated alcohol or methylated spirit elsewhere) would burn satisfactory with the "shutters half-closed" come to think of it. Worth a try! Regards, Mike
they ARE hansome! do they have the same ugly rumor as the 123s? Swedish hand grenade? Or is the a 123 only thing?
I think "Swedish hand-grenade" was applied mostly to the 123, and I think the term got currency from Harvey Manning's books. The Svea was very widely used, the 71/80 not as much. It was a term of endearment, really; exagerrated, of course....
