Original U.S. WWI Circular Brass Trench Art Lighter circa 1917 with U.S. and French Flag Emblem 19th Century The Mekong River is NKP's

The Mekong River is NKP's border with Laos

The plate has a beautiful battlefield pick-up look with a chocolate brown patina on the front

With a sheet of translation of the tang details

WRIGHT & CO

These are incredible

Original U.S. WWI Circular Brass Trench Art Lighter circa 1917 with U.S. and French Flag Emblem 19th Century The Mekong River is NKP'sOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Measuring 1 1 2" across, this pillow shaped brass cigarette lighter depicts the U. S. Spread Eagle surrounded by Stars on one side and Crossed flags on the other of what appear to be the U. S. Stars and Stripes and the French Tricolor, also with a background of stars. The hours of down time between actions left the soldiers with loads of time on their hands and Trench Art was the result. Now very collectible it is often