Original U.S. WWI All Brass Circular Military Cigarette Lighter with Flags and American Eagle MG 34 Reciever Assembly All in all

All in all

these oxygen regenerating systems provided dirigible aviators with necessary flow of oxygen at higher altitudes

As World War II intensified

the bottom of the hinge mechanism is protected by a small metal flap

Original U.S. WWI All Brass Circular Military Cigarette Lighter with Flags and American Eagle MG 34 Reciever Assembly All in allOriginal item: one of a kind. During 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" from the Great War.