Original 18th-Century Italian Flintlock Tinder Lighter by G. Bonardi with Pocket-Pistol Form and Pop-Open Faux Barrel Russian/Soviet Militaria with some scratching and chipping

with some scratching and chipping

as an eight year old boy

The Russian soldiers replaced the Germans as guards and locked the gates and refused the Allied soldiers to be evacuated

the second of three members of the New Mexico class of battleship

Chest width: 18”

Original 18th-Century Italian Flintlock Tinder Lighter by G. Bonardi with Pocket-Pistol Form and Pop-Open Faux Barrel Russian/Soviet Militaria with some scratching and chippingOriginal Item: One of a Kind. IMA has offered examples of flintlock tinder lighters previously, but never one like this example, made in the form of a flintlock pocket pistol. The barrel portion is hollow, and when the trigger is pulled it unlatches and the spring pops it open, which also allows the candle holder to pop up, with the hopefully lit candle. This is not a one off piece, as we have seen other examples, but they are definitely less commonly