Original British WWI Hallmarked Sterling Silver Royal Flying Corps Cigar Lighter - Engraved RFC HENDON 1915 Blunderbuss Liner is ink stamped R

Liner is ink stamped R

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 16

The Luftschutz decal is clean and 90% complete but has seen some wear towards the upper inner left side

As it is under the rain guard

The Australian M-1944 Machete Bayonet or Bolo Bayonet was designed for use by Airborne troops on S

Original British WWI Hallmarked Sterling Silver Royal Flying Corps Cigar Lighter - Engraved RFC HENDON 1915 Blunderbuss Liner is ink stamped ROriginal Item: One of a Kind. Hendon, near what we today call HEATHROW, was the home base of the RFC and training center for Officer Pilots who became the backbone of British Air Power in WW1. Probably a gift from a wealthy graduate. Little expense appears to have been spared. If only we knew who the original Donor was! The side of the lighter is engraved with RFC HENDON 1915, and there are also British hallmarks on both the base and on the wick