What is this thing?

HERE ARE SOME OF THE ANSWERS:

1. Trench Lighter

I’ve got one from my father. The original version was often made from spent rounds. You can use the cartridge and make a few modifications to create a lighter. I had a twenty-caliber case with an old threepenny coin soldered in the base, and that too was a lighter.

2. Army Lighter

It’s designed to light in the wind while covering the flame, so you wouldn’t get your face shot off.

3. Replica Lighter

It is a lighter, though it’s likely a replica.

4. Miniature Nuclear Bomb

It’s a hand grenade. DON’T pull the pin!!

5. Austrian IMCO Lighter

This looks like a copy of an Austrian 1920s IMCO windproof lighter.

6. Treadle Sewing Machine Bobbin

It resembles a bobbin for an old treadle sewing machine.

7. Brass Lighter

It’s a lighter, and I’ve got one made of brass.

8. Windless Lighter

This is a windless lighter. It’s hard to find parts for it, but it’s well worth the effort to make it work. Awesome find!

9. Miniature German Hand Grenade

Trained suicide ferrets used this in WWI. They ran up your pants leg and detonated it at a critical junction, thus damaging many Privates’ privates.

10. Military Torchlight

 

 

 

CONTINUE READING…
Author: awestories24.com

Related Posts

HE FED HIS DOGS BEFORE HIMSELF—BUT WHAT WAS IN HIS BAG TOLD A DIFFERENT STORY

I passed him every morning near the metro station—same tree, same tattered blanket, same two dogs curled like puzzle pieces in his lap. He never asked for…

HE WOULDN’T STOP CLIMBING INTO MY LAP—EVEN WHEN HE COULD BARELY STAND

I wasn’t even planning to stop. I had groceries in the backseat, and my phone was at 5%. But I saw him lying by the curb, head…

HE RETURNED HER TRASH CAN EVERY WEEK—BUT TODAY, SOMETHING WAS DIFFERENT

It was just another morning. Another trash pickup. But then I saw him—the same sanitation worker I’d noticed before. He didn’t just empty the can and leave….

A Rich Man Turned Away a 10-Year-Old Boy Begging for Help – 13 Years Later, Their Paths Cross Again in an Unexpected Twist

Soaked by rain and trembling with hunger, a young boy once asked a wealthy stranger for help, and was coldly turned away. Thirteen years later, their paths…

My Boyfriend of 2 Years Didn’t Want to Get Married Until He Learned I Was Inheriting a Three-Bedroom Apartment — So I Played Along

Patrick always told me we needed more time before moving in together. More time before getting engaged. More time before making any real commitment. But the second…

My Husband Kept Taking Our Kids to ‘Visit Grandma’—Until One Day, My Daughter Revealed, ‘Grandma Is Just a Secret Code’

When my husband started taking our children to visit their grandmother every week, I thought nothing of it. But when my daughter let something suspicious slip about…