Grenade Table Cigar Lighter 19TH_CENTURY The Optical Production Department at

The Optical Production Department at the arsenal in Philadelphia was a centre for design and testing of all optical ‘fire control’ instruments used by the US Army

Dimensions: 16 mm diameter

fantastic quality

polished to a mirror finish

- Just big enough to hold a bottle

Grenade Table Cigar Lighter 19TH_CENTURY The Optical Production Department atA wonderful silver table lighter that is designed to be filled with a wick and flammable liquid, lit and placed on the dining table. When needed it would be slid across the surface to where it was required. They are therefore weighted at the bottom so although they would wobble, they would not fall over. The flaming grenade motif has long been used by various regiments of the British military including the Grenadier Guards, the Royal Engineers, the