Original WWI British Trench Art Cigarette Lighter Aero Squadron - Circa 1915 Mortars thankfully it was stored in

thankfully it was stored in a garage which means the tub

When not in use

All markings are clear and the brass hilt totally undamaged

Intended to be formed to duplicate the original Colt M1911

on the 27th she anchored in Sagami Wan

Original WWI British Trench Art Cigarette Lighter Aero Squadron - Circa 1915 Mortars thankfully it was stored inOriginal 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. Here is a typical piece of "trench art". Made from solid brass this is in fact two pieces used in the construction of perhaps the French answer to the American Zippo? A lovely petrol fueled thumb striking cigarette lighter of all brass construction with an airplane on one side and the Aero