Re: Rope Lighter
New production Rope Lighter by Windmill Japan:
I got an ember burning quickly with this Rope Lighter. It has a big friction wheel, with very aggressive teeth, which throws alot of sparks. The rope keeper, looks like a piece of jewelry, gives you a grip to present the rope for lighting and snuffs the rope when you put it away. The lighter comes with 1 rope in place, 2 extra ropes and I bot 2 extra extra ropes.
The roper works so much better than the antique shown above it is a pleasure to use. The idea is flames give away your position so soldiers were issued rope lighters to enable smoking without making the soldier a lit target.
Flints are held against the striker wheel by the long powerful spring. The spring is kept in place by the end screw and it has room for a spare flint. I know because one fell out after I took the above pic when I put it back together.
Functional right out of the box. Thank you Ichiro Matsui at
[email protected].
oregon