Original English Brass Framed Flintlock Box-lock Tinder Lighter by Wood of York circa 1780 U.S. Field Gear the breadth was reduced for

the breadth was reduced for the final time to 9 inches

Originals were constructed of sage green HBT cotton

Manufactured in Capac

All together 6 779 - 1st pattern were made according to Robert Wilkinson Latham

Bearing the gold imprint of the manufacturer:

Original English Brass Framed Flintlock Box-lock Tinder Lighter by Wood of York circa 1780 U.S. Field Gear the breadth was reduced forOriginal Item: Only One Available. Something we don't see very often but in it's day was a vital piece of equipment for every household. This is a genuine brass framed tinder lighter in the form of a flintlock box lock pocket pistol. The Brass barrel is in fact a storage compartment for the tinder usually form of open weave flax or other material that would be highly combustible especially with the addition of some accelerant. Complete with a table