Angled Soft Flame Antique Style Lift Arm Butane Refillable Lighter with Tamper & Pick (Chrome)

This is the third time I buy this cause I like the shape but it gets ruined and defective in one week

For a fraction of the price of a high-end pipe lighter brand, this is a very nice reproduction. The weight is good, it looks good. The tamper took me a few seconds to figure out -- you have to rotate it 180 degrees to remove. You don't have to worry about losing it from it falling out. It fits tightly. Tamper has small slotted screwdriver to adjust flame (I wish my other butane lighters had this). That screwdriver also serves as a pipe pick. Filling went okay, the fit is a bit tight. I twisted the can back and forth slightly to improve fit and reduce leakage during filling. This lighter puts out butane as soon as the arm is lifted. If you don't flick the striker wheel immediately, you're spewing butane everywhere. Be conscious of that. I feel like this design works better left-handed, otherwise you're flipping the lighter back and forth.

I really love the style of this lighter, but I had many qualms about whether they could produce a quality, retro lighter at such a great price. All my misgivings were put to bed when I opened the box. This is a quality piece!The machine work is great, and the fitment is superb. It has a nice weight to it, and has a VERY handy pipe tamper tucked in the bottom of the lighter.My only "negative" comment? This is a retro lighter. If you leave the arm up, it will empty the butane chamber. Or if you play with it a lot because you like it. Or if you just really like lighting it up, over an over. So, yes, that is NOT a fault of the lighter, but of the man using it!Seriously, if you or a friend enjoy classic films from the Golden Age of Hollywood, you have seen this lighter and will love this lighter.Simply put: It beckons from another era whispering "Class"

I actually own the IM Corona Old Boy that this lighter is clearly meant to emulate. I bought this because I love using my Old Boy but I don't always want to take it on the go w me. It's an expensive lighter w sentimental value and losing it would suck. This lighter is chunkier than my old boy and feels more cheaply made (because it is. $100 vs $20 lighter, obviously) beyond that it's fine. If you like the style and function but don't want to spend $100+ on a lighter then this is a reasonable alternative. This lighter is most likely chrome plated pot-metal so be prepared for flaking with long-term use. (That said, parts of my Old Boy are also plated). The Old Boy feels better in the hand and functions more smoothly. It's also got a brass butane tank whereas this is undoubtedly plastic and won't last forever. Up to you. This isn't an heirloom lighter.

Three weeks after receiving lighter, as I was lighting my pipe, the entire top of the lighter was ablaze, leaking gas through the top of the lighter. Lighter was too inexpensive to fool with shipping back, so lesson learned. To dangerous to use at this point other than, now, all the butane has leaked out. Loved the look of the lighter though.

Lighter dies after a month or so, no matter what kind of fuel I use or if I purge or not.When it works, it works well.Frustrated & tired of wasting money.