Rosewood Wooden Case Antique Type Soft Flame Rocker Arm Petrol Kerosene Lighter

I'm a regular pipe smoker and this is my go-to lighter. I've had it for 8 months now and it's going strong. I've gone through 1 flint but there is a replacement included inside the fill cap. It's a beautiful lighter and I love the feel of the lever striker. It's also a great conversation piece at parties and whatnot. People always ask about it.Pros:BeautifulThe fluid does NOT evaporate out of it (or if it does it is very slow unlike a typical zippo which will be gone in a week of non-use).Easy fluid refill and flint replacement, I've yet to replace the wick but I imagine it will be easy enough.Feels solidly madeGood conversation pieceVERY good price for what you getCons:The lever mechanism can get loose after repeated use (See below)One IMPORTANT note regarding lever mechanism:The lever mechanism will get loose after repeated use. If you are a frequent smoker then make sure to check the mechanism and tighten it every couple of weeks or once a month (a simple flathead screwdriver will do, there is a nut opposite the lever side of the lighter that you can tighten). If you don't do this then the mechanism will eventually fall apart and the tiny pieces will explode out causing you to lose them and thus render the lighter useless. I took the mechanism apart myself to see how it works and was able to put it back together, but I wouldn't recommend doing that else you risk losing a spring or something. Just keep it tight.

Sweet lighter! Antique rocker-arm / kick-start style lighters go for over $100. Loving this modern version for $20.99.It is larger than I expected. My hands are a lady's medium - you can see in the pic how large it is. It is a little larger than a standard Zippo.It is nice and heavy with no loose or rattling parts. The mechanism is easy to use with either left or right hand. It lights on the first try over 99% of the time.The smooth rosewood is very pretty. I expect it to look better and better with use.The lighter comes with an extra flint stored under the fill screw.It arrived inside a plain paper box wrapped in plastic with a bit of foam to protect it. Not very nice for gift giving. IMO this lighter is deserves to be presented in a nicer box. HOWEVER, the price is awesome and I totally understand the reason for the plain-ness.

Right out of the box, not too happy however, a few tweaks and this thing rocks! I filled it up and lighting was hit and miss. Three or four strikes and it would finally light. Not cool.OK, let's talk about how you can fix this thing. First, take it apart. Once you remove the flint spring, use the included tool to remove the ring nut that you will see beneath the flint screw. Now the base plate will come off as well as the nice wooden case and voilà, it's apart. Now, firmly pull the wick out and examine the fine workmanship. Then throw it away and replace it with a genuine Zippo wick. Nothing is as good.Then, if you have an old Zippo, take out two pieces of cotton and push it in along side the four pieces that are in the tank. They will fit nicely and give you a bit more juice.Reassemble, trim wick and fill. You're good to go! You may ask why go through the trouble? Well, it's a cool looking lighter and once you tweak it, it will light EVERTIME!

So I followed the advice off another reviewer. When I filled the lighter with fluid it leaked a little. So I took it apart as instructed by another reviewer and discovered an o-ring that was not placed correctly. I put it back together as it should be, with the o-ring in the correct place, as well as replacing the wick with a Zippo wick vs the wick that came in the lighter. The leak is fixed and it works great, I'm very happy with this lighter for the price! It's very stylish and works well now, I'd still recommend it, even if you need to tweak it a bit!

I have always disliked using the standard striker wheel that is common on most lighters, including disposables and zippo. This lighter beautifully solves that problem with a rocker arm that is amazingly easy to hold and light with one hand, with a soft flame similar to classic zippo. It may not be the best lighter for pipes with deep bowls, but great for general use. Comes with a special key for the rocker that we almost lost due to inattentive packaging so make sure you don't lose it. Filling and flint maintenance standard. May leak from the wick area if overfilled, solved by lighting a few times. As good if not better than your average zippo. A well made beautifully crafted unique piece.

I ordered 1 for a friend of mine for his birthday and he absolutely loved it, it works perfectly and even though it’s not huge and he’s got very large hands it fits very well in his and is easy to use.Unfortunately after he liked it so much I bought 1 for me and the tank was cracked so after I filled it, all the fluid leaked out and it went empty. By the time I’d realized this it was too late to return it so I ordered myself another one. From the beginning I noticed my second one was also cracked because as soon as I filled it up it started leaking out the side all over my hands and within a day it was empty as well. I was so annoyed that both of them had the same flaw that I counted myself lucky the one for my buddy managed to be good quality and threw both of my cracked ones away because I didn’t even wanna deal with the company after they proved they have absolutely no quality control.

The quality is way more than I expected for the price. I was a little annoyed it took so long to get here but that went away with the quality of the lighter. This really is an heirloom piece. The lighting mechanism is so cool.

Was ok. Wick kept falling inside lighter. When I took it apart, one of the Orings snapped. Leaks now.