Original U.S. WWI All Brass Circular Military Cigarette Lighter - Liberty Eagle Availability_Both It was quickly found that

It was quickly found that the brass belt ramp wore down very quickly with use

and was first tested by German troops aiding Franco's Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War

Original Item: Dating from the WWI era these are British Hotchkiss Pattern machine guns crows foot tripods offered in good condition

There is old pitting and a total absence of the original finish

Original U.S. WWI All Brass Circular Military Cigarette Lighter - Liberty Eagle Availability_Both It was quickly found thatOriginal item: one of a kind. In WWI times in the trenches hard, raw materials were short, the soldiers spent most of their time below the surface of the earth. With plenty of time on their hands they created a multitude of different objects and among the most popular were cigarette lighters. Here is a typical piece of "trench art".