Original U.S. 7th Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division Engraved Cigarette Lighter Category_Water Jacket Assembly with a great patina and

with a great patina and most of the original plating intact

but the upper edge has not

The buckle is maker stamped and dated on the leather tab:

and is marked with the value of 5 kopecks (5 КОЛѢЕКЪ)

Original U.S. 7th Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division Engraved Cigarette Lighter Category_Water Jacket Assembly with a great patina andOriginal item: One of a kind. This is an aluminum lighter with an 1945 dated American quarter coin embedded into one side. The reverse side is engraved: R. BAKER GUADALCANAL N. GUINEA N. BRITAIN PELELIU OKINAWA CHINA One side is nicely engraved with the 1st Marine Division insignia of a 1 inside a diamond and the other side reads 7th Reg. The 1st Marine Division was activated aboard the USS Texas on 1 February 1941. and later were landed on the island