Lighter Handy, 1940, belonged to a team member minesweeper YMS-370
Title: Handy
Type: Oil Lighters
Material: Copper, silver plated
Year: 1940
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 30-100
Lighters with wartime history are fairly common, but this - one of the most interesting findings. This Swiss Lighter Handy, almost completely analogous Dunhill Rollalite in design (I even can imagine that it did exactly Dunhill: in the end, was the model Dunhill Handy , a different design, but with the same name). Lighter is made of copper and then silvered - as evidenced by the inscription 'S.800' on the mechanism of flint (by the way, looks and feels like it is entirely silver, but copper yellowness on shabby corner produces silver plated). Generally, the sensations in your hand, it seems like a lighter at his watch so perfectly fit all the details and so neatly and securely all done (which is expected for Swiss products :). When you open the lid leans a spring just as good as new, and this despite the fact that the lighter at least 70 years!
But history tells us the inscription on the cigarette lighter. It belonged to a team member minesweeper YMS-370. The history of this ship is quite brief. Ships series YMS (Auxiliary Mine Sweeper) were so small (displacement was only 270 tons), which had no name - only a serial number. Total in 1941 was built the ship 481 series YMS, they were almost identical in their construction. The latest series of YMS ship was in service to the American fleet in November 1969.
YMS-370 was laid on 23 January 1943 at the dock of Wheeler Shipbuilding Corp and launched on August 7 of the same year. After serving only 3 years old, it was decommissioned 19 June 1946 and finally sawed for scrap in 1948. But within a short time of service, he had visited many Asian countries, which are mentioned on this lighter, Philippines, China, Japan, Korea ... In the last two pictures - the ship itself and his team for the last year of service. To some of these sailors and officers in the picture belonged to this unique and lighter. Who were you, an unknown CDH?
Similar lighters:
- Dunhill Rollalite, 1940
- Lighter Swiza, 1930
- Dunhill Rollalite brass, 1937
- Dunhill Rollalite 14K gold, 1938
- Dunhill Rollagas in gold case Cartier, 1960
17.07.2010 
Tags: roller Topics: 1940 , Handy , Switzerland
17 comment (-ev)
Aristocratic "warrior" :)
Philippines is misspelled and Okinawa. (PHILLIPPINES and OKINOWA). Or maybe it's slang and what ... It is unlikely that the sailor did not know how to write this word.
Although he wrote "The Philippines" in error. Heat ...
Well, for the minesweeper min, displacement 270 tons - that's OK, not really, and small. and a serial number from a warship - it's ok :). tugs, for example even less, but still have names.
although some tugs also have serial numbers, for example: Port 1, Port 2, etc.
270 tons .... this pipsqueak! I went to navigator on SRTMk "Kholmogorskoye" Kiev construction, so he at length 53m vodoizmeshenie was 650tonn. So we did not have on the deck guns, mine sweeper and reserve min.
And that is misspelled, so it's okay. Our lighters and such can be read.
where they could buy a copy of this?
This copy is not for sale (unless of course you do not make me an offer I can not refuse).
And this is the lighter you? Cool))
where you get them?)
Yes, I have. I hunt for them :)
Traps and nets are placed in a network the internet, at flea markets, to the commission and hlamnikah :)
and what will be the maximum price? if you buy it :)
The maximum price for such things practically no limits :) You see, by itself, this model lighters are not very expensive, and "approximate cost" in the description and it reflects. But coupled with the entrenched history of a particular instance, and its former owner, a member of the ship's crew YMS-370 ... I'm afraid that the history of any public money can not be measured. Therefore, to adequately assess specifically here is a copy of such a story is simply impossible.
1000 rubles want? Thousands or 2000;) Well, I understand you perfectly)
Nah, not satisfied.
I certainly wonder about the promised "offer" :) I guess I'm not ready to part with it, excuse me :)
15,000 rubles want?
oh well, it happens)
1000-2000 standards and the price or not?)
Well, you understand :) just for SWISS HANDY is a normal price. but for SWISS HANDY with such a history ... no, I do not know! :)
my job as a collector - to dig out stories. therefore lighter that pass through my hands, often lose their nominal value and are, uh, khmmm ... priceless :))
* Crying * :)
I have a beautiful ponyal.Bolshe'm not going to offer this izbreteniyu, sorry :)
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