Marco Posted 19 June , 2003 Share Posted 19 June , 2003 Below a photo of a lighter spotted among the usual battlefield debris on a French - German front. WW1 or lost by a farmer? There is an inscription which appears to read: Lamp[...] RI Ges. Gesch. Does anyone recognise the model/type? TIA! Marco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian Bowbrick Posted 19 June , 2003 Share Posted 19 June , 2003 Marco, As a reformed ex smoker, I can safely say what you have here is a bog standard 'wick n spit' lighter, which works by sparking a wick soaked in some sort of flammable fluid. This type was made well into the 1960s by various companies including Ronson. The screw in the bottom is fixed to a spring on which the flint is mounted. So it could be of WW1 or even WW2 vintage but also could be much later - perhaps dropped by a walker. I had one of these in the 1980s. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted 19 June , 2003 Author Share Posted 19 June , 2003 Thanks Ian. There is at least one person glad that you used to smoke... Regards, Marco Ps. did you read my reply on your Musee de la Bataille du Saillant de Saint-Mihiel topic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffsyeoman Posted 19 June , 2003 Share Posted 19 June , 2003 A passing thought.... the only elaboration of the German abbreviation 'Gesch' I can think of is 'Geschwader' - or 'Wing' in Air Force terms.... If this is a false hare running, sorry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 19 June , 2003 Share Posted 19 June , 2003 A passing thought.... the only elaboration of the German abbreviation 'Gesch' I can think of is 'Geschwader' - or 'Wing' in Air Force terms.... ...or "Geschutz" as in the artillery. ("Gesch" is an initial found on one of my German artillery ID tags.) Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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