Restoration of Mysterious Find - Unwrapping a Battlefield Relic

Restoration of Mysterious Find - Unwrapping a Battlefield Relic.The condition of the item is, of course, terrible, but it is intact. I spent almost half a day carefully trying to clean, open, and disassemble this object, but it was not easy. Of course, I used only gentle methods, and eventually the item finally opened. After some time, I realized that this was a lighter made from shrapnel. This kind of craftsmanship was practiced in the trenches during World War I. Now I will restore this object while preserving its history. I started the cleaning process with fine steel wool and polishing powder, then used a regular brush. After that, I did my best to straighten the dents on the brass lid of the lighter. Once this was done, I polished it first with a brass brush and then with a polishing wheel. Of course, I then moved on to restoring the mechanism where the flint wheel is mounted. I disassembled this assembly using a solvent — kerosene. By the way, this part stayed in kerosene for more than one day. In the end, I managed to take it apart and unpeen it, but the wheel turned out to be unusable: most of the teeth were worn down, and the remaining ones were destroyed by rust. So I replaced the wheel with a new one. After the replacement, as usual, I made a mistake — I forgot something. I had to increase the height of the shelf so that the flint would not jump out of the lighter. For this, I used two brass washers, which I shaped and silver-soldered together. After that was done, I assembled everything back together. However, during assembly I made another mistake: I forgot to secure and solder the rod that holds the wheel to the main body using tin-lead solder. Once everything was finished, I did it the old way, just as it originally was: I placed the original paper inside, added cotton, a new wick, and filled it with fuel. Real fuel, not modern refined lighter fluid. Why? Because back then they used whatever would burn, not specially purified fuel. Everything works perfectly. Please share this video and leave your comments — it really helps. And don’t forget to like the video, as it supports the channel. And of course, if you would like to purchase something from me, feel free to message me directly on Facebook or Instagram. Thank you all! Sincerely, Alex. Thanks for attention! Good luck and health to everyone! With best wishes, Alex! Please subscribe to my channel: @ScrewsAndTools 🍖 My New Cooking channel! @screwsandtoolscooking Patreon:   / screwsandtools   Paypal: paypal.me/screwsandtools Facebook:   / scresandtools   Instagram:   / screwsandtools   ko-fi.com/screwsandtools #screwsandtools #relic #restoration