Original U.S. WWII Zippo Type Lighter named to Pvt. Merton Drake - marked Iwo-Jima 2/19/1945 French Uniforms Musket measures a total length

Musket measures a total length of almost 57" with a 41¼" long barrel and is still in the original flintlock configuration

Enemy soldiers who found seemingly discarded grenades would attempt to use them (expecting a standard time delay) only to be blown up the moment they tugged on the pull-cord

The Collector from whom this came was most disappointed that it was not Polish as he had hoped

complete with wheeled Sokolov mount

This example is not a modern tourist item

Original U.S. WWII Zippo Type Lighter named to Pvt. Merton Drake - marked Iwo-Jima 2/19/1945 French Uniforms Musket measures a total lengthOriginal Item: One of a Kind. What a story this little guy could tell. This "Zippo" style lighter is painted in soid olive drab paint with the name and serial number of M. DRAKE 32677380 scratched in on one side, and IWO JIMA 2 19 45 on the other. A cursory search of the serial number found one Pvt. Merton C. Drake, originally from Binghamton, N. Y.. He enlisted in 1942 and is listed with a civilian occupation of "Skilled mechanics and repairmen, n.