Featured Brass No5 lighter

hi folks

found this in our local shoppo yesterwent.

looks in a trench style, but appears not to function as a lighter

so thought trench art with that type of brass no5 type mark

appears they are lighters, so guessing it must have seized on that bottom portion

any thoughts on a good thing to soak in?

ooooo and i kinda polished it on the bus on the way home

 

would like to get the lil bugger up and running

got a real soft spot for brass lighters, you get a nice little hand warmer as well after use in the winter

 

@komokwa !

 

yeah i don't get a very old feel from it bud, but that bottom section should pull off (i hope )

 

Yup, yup , & yup..!
The modern Camel, Marlboro, and Smoke Stone versions are modern replica/homages of the original wartime trench lighters,
1980's..... circa....thereabouts...... they made em for many years.
I've had 5 , & used to carry one.... until the seal got loose and leaked fluid into my pants pocket.......and it hurt my thigh.....so I stopped using it !



They're cute....but not terribly functional.....as they tended to leak, and are not wind proof ..... and the wick degrades fast...
Folks think they are worth more than they should be.....

https://www.etsy.com/ca/market/brass_no_5_lighter?dd_referrer=https://www.google.com/

 

They are not hand warmers..... Charles !

 

I cannot help you Charlie. But I do know somewhere here, I have my grandpa's lighter. Yours is neat.

 

sounds very so, more like testicle engulfers

i like the brass ones as after you've used that stay a little warm for a while

but agree not meant for that

 

So is mine an orig or repop? The seller did have alot of old stuff.

The lid is brass painted but the bottom is brass.

 

brass painted..?
can we see the guts , please.

The quacker.....on its own , says to me , modern version...