Original British WWI/WWII Trench Art Brass Lighter made from R.F.C. or R.A.F. Buttons Category_Receiver The reverse ricasso is matching

The reverse ricasso is matching etched with the RZM 7/19 with 1938 date

We were told it was taken from the POW camp Stalag Luft III in Sagan

Outer pouch having two belt loops on rear

When the British infantry were allocated numerical positions in the 'line' of Infantry the regiment was numbered 25th Foot (based on its formation date) in 1751

the expiration of the Rollin White patent for the bored through cylinder had expired in 1869 and the rise of the metallic cartridge as the wave of the future meant that Forehand & Wadsworth needed to develop new products to remain a viable company

Original British WWI/WWII Trench Art Brass Lighter made from R.F.C. or R.A.F. Buttons Category_Receiver The reverse ricasso is matchingOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is very cute and just shows what idle hands can create at a time of endless inactivity. Considered "Trench Art", this is a Cigarette lighter completely made of Brass. The reservoir is capped with two Tunic Royal Flying Corps or Royal Air Force buttons. The R. F. C. officially became the R. A. F. in April 2018 during WWI, but the buttons they used remained the same, so it is unfortunately to definitively say