Vintage Copper & Brass Wheel Lighter - Reusable, Windproof, Cool Pressure-Relief Kerosene Lighter - Unique Birthday Gift

Love the WWI trench lighter look with the easy one hand operation. The movable windscreen works great and it lights more consistently than my name brand lighterZ.It holds up to use and abuse. It's easy to replace components. Mine came with extra flint, wick and a striker wheel.My FAVORITE part is... IT DOES NOT LEAK like others are notorious for. Unless I overfill it and some spills out when replacing the cap. No more embarrassing and uncomfortable rectangular chemical burns where my fifth pocket lives. No more herky jerky starts and stops and it's less than 49.95! Shipping and handling may vary.

I have a pretty extensive lighter collection (Zippos, IMCO, Corona Old Boy, etc.) and this little lighter has a nice solid weight, and like the IMCO fills easily, and has a good wick cap that reduces fuel evaporation. What makes this lighter stand out is the well machined flint/lock striker mechanism. If you look carefully at the side of the flint wheel you will see that notched set up on one side with a thin metal cam. This stepped locking along with the weighted thumb depression on the striker makes for a very smooth and consistant flint ignition with a great positive feel. The only thing you miss, compared to a IMCO, is the ability to light and pull out the ignited fuel camber as a stand alone candle or stand off igniter for camp fire tinder. But I feel the design aesthetic, and wonderful flint igniter build, make up for those minor shortcomings. Overall easily one of the top 5 trench lighters. Other folks have thought the extra little metal part supplied with the 2 extra O rings was a wick or flint wheel cleaner, it is actually a extra metal cam that meshes with the notched flint wheel. ?maybe this part this wears out? One final note, some reviewers have complained of fuel leakage, in my hands this has happened when I over saturated the cotton with lighter fluid, then when the unit heats up with initial use the heat and fuel expansion caused leaking even with the fuel chamber screw turned down very hard against the O ring. This resolves nicely after a few uses, and is not an issue if you are careful not to overfill the fuel tank.

Purchased this lighter on a whim, basically. I collect antique lighters and this one seemed like a faithful reproduction and one I could carry around and not be heartbroken if I lost it or broke it. I've only had it for a few days, but I like it so far. Comes in a nice wooden box and also a cloth bag. I was pleasantly surprised by it coming with spare parts as well. I've been using it a lot over the past few days so we'll see how long the fuel lasts. Well made and seems durable.Only reason for 4 Stars is that it has a large logo stamped on it's one side which I did not notice when purchasing and I hate. I might try grinding it off. Not really the end of the world and it might be just me.Great lighter! Fun if someone needs a light and it'll spark a conversation.

Perfect size. Looks authentic to the era. Easy to use and refill. Fuel lasted longer than expected. Greatly quality. Durable.

The media could not be loaded. I absolutely love this lighter. It's very heavy/sturdy and well made. I think if I take good care of it, it could last a very very long time. And I use it daily! I use zippo fluid it in. I've had to change the flint once and pull out the wick a bit but haven't had to do much maintenence yet after a few months of regular use.The packaging was super nice. I still use the little bag and wooden box. I also like that it came with spare parts (spring, flints, cleaning brush, hook thingy, cotton). I'm expanding my herbal smokes business so this was great for testing blends without burning up all my lighters. Just a squirt of fluid once a week or so and literally, that's it. 10/10 highly recommend.(Oh, and for those that say it leaks, stop putting so much dang fluid in it and it wouldn't do that #silly).

Unique and super easy to use. Very reliable to light and pretty wind resistant to stay lit. A little bit smaller than a Bic. Not sure if that's a good thing or bad.Update: Worthless piece of junkWorked fine at first, but then got harder and harder to light. So, I figured I would change the flint. The old flint still had some life left to it, but I changed it anyways. After many, many attempts it would finally light, but it is now a real pain in the arse to use. It lights after maybe 10 tries or so.I reached out to the company and got no reply. So, I reduced my rating from 5 stars to 1. I wish I could rate it lower.

I wanted something more interesting than Bic, but I didn’t like the leakage from my Zippos. This lighter met my needs. It works great, more interesting than a cheap Bic and it DOESN’T leak. It does require some maintenance, not more than monthly with regular use, like a Zippo but it’s all very easy and straightforward.

Looks great and It's well made and easy to maintain and use.I wasn't used to the difference between a newer lighter and an older trench lighter like this one.But it's a solid and reliable tool and taking care of it is fun.I didn't smoke so I am not sure how to rate this if you are using it several times a day.I'm a boat builder and use mine for rigging work and lighting my shop wood stove.Works great