Original French WWI Trench Art Brass & Copper Book Shaped Cigarette Lighter Czech Militaria These were made for decades

These were made for decades by a number of factories

There also looks to be some repairs to the stock in that area

was also active in the postwar New Jersey National Guard

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

Original French WWI Trench Art Brass & Copper Book Shaped Cigarette Lighter Czech Militaria These were made for decadesOriginal 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