Original WWI Silver Plated Three Wick Cigar Lighter by Tiffany & Co. Marked to the Lafayette Escadrille British Holsters Its quality of manufacture is

Its quality of manufacture is exceptional and the rifle has probably been restored by some loving owner

The official Individual Flight Record for Lewis does not distinguish which of his flights were combat

having seen much use

But there would also be a few trained and ready to do an entirely different mission: save lives

and it appears the trigger guard and grips were destroyed in some mishap or action

Original WWI Silver Plated Three Wick Cigar Lighter by Tiffany & Co. Marked to the Lafayette Escadrille British Holsters Its quality of manufacture isOriginal Item: One of a Kind. The La Fayette Escadrille (French: Escadrille de La Fayette) was a U. S. unit constituted in 1916 under French command, made up of volunteers who came forward to fight for France during World War I in Europe before the United States entered the war in 1917. The escadrille of the Aronautique Militaire was composed largely of American volunteer pilots flying fighters. It was named in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette,