Original French WWI Trench Art Brass & Copper Book Shaped Cigarette Lighter Czech Militaria The bore is in excellent

The bore is in excellent condition

This was designed to fit a muzzle loader marked "N

slight loss of grip cord binding to one hilt otherwise just about perfect

Disaster struck on December 7

The stocks are made of lovely brown hardwood

Original French WWI Trench Art Brass & Copper Book Shaped Cigarette Lighter Czech Militaria The bore is in excellentOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Here is a great piece of French WWI "Trench Art", in the form of a very well executed "book" shaped lighter. It is made from copper and brass, items readily available on the front and in the trenches due to the large number of artillery shells used during "The Great War". The front of the lighter is marked in French with the phrase "War Memories 1914 1917": Guerre Souvenirs 1914 1917 The copper "spine" of the book is