Bowers Trench Lighter

[wood714]

Forgot about having this. A friend gave it to me years ago.

It's not a reproduction, and still works great. I know some were made of brass, this one is steel. Were these WWI or WWII?

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

I had only seen them in Brass and nickeled brass.

Ivan

 

[SteveA]

Look at Bowers Mfg. website. Looks like it was invented in 1929.

 

[DWalt]

I had a Bowers lighter many years ago. It looked much like the one pictured, but was nickel plated, don't think it was military. No idea where it vanished to.

 

[Frank46]

The one I saw had a brass cap to extinguish the flame, made of brass. No clue as to who made it. cap was held on the lighter by a small brass chain. Frank

 

[andy52]

I had a WWI lighter years ago but it was the "Slow Match" type and didn't require any fuel.

 

[jeffsmith]

Originally WW1

Thus the Name

"Trench Lighter"

 

[Old TexMex]

Here’s some info

Bowers - History & Heritage

 

[onebadvet]

Here is a link to the history of the lighter, and they are on E-bay on sale.

Looking them on e-bay, I bought one of those when TDY in Turkey, more then likely a copy, but still a great lighter.

Click the link!

Bowers - History & Heritage