Dunhill Rollalite Find

Hey Gents,
Work had been hell today so I decided on my lunch break to go out to get some air. I wound up at an open air flea market near my work and decided to walk around. I came across a tray with some old lighters in it. Mostly zippos that I didn't much care for. I did come across one mangy pipe with that famous Dunhill name on it. When I say mangy, I mean it a'int that pretty. I asked the woman how much anyway, and she told me $2. I said why the hell not. I looked up the patent number on google, and it seems to be a rollalite model. Here are some pictures:

It doesn't appear to be one of the more highly valued versions. I'm no smith, so I couldn't tell you the metal. It sure is heavy though.

This is the best picture I could get of the nomenclature at the moment. Says, "DUNHILL LONDON, U.S.A. PAT No 0X, 2102108, OTHERS PENDING, MADE IN SWITZERLAND"

This is the inside. The wheel on the front doesn't turn. I don't really see much rust, but it is definitely dirty inside. The bottom screws off with my finger nail.
Anyone have any info on it for me? I was thinking about trying to fix it. I don't really have the expertise, but I'm a decent reverse engineer. I looked at a few places online and they seem mighty pricey to have repaired for something I paid a couple bucks for. It would be cool to get it working though. What do you guys think? Any offers to repair it? LOL :lol:

I may try looking at it myself. I looked at ARS myself and thought the price was crazy. I could likely buy one off the bay for less than what they were charging, and again it isn't the prettiest one ive seen. I figure If I take it apart and can't get it to work without heavy investment, I may just throw it back together and put it in my curio cabinet with my other pipe antiques. For $2, I'm not worried about messing up an already broken lighter.

So update: Since getting home, I have gotten to examine the lighter. I think I've got it working. I managed to clean out all the gunk inside, and loosened up the striking wheel. I don't have a dunhill flint, but for testing purposes tried out a zippo one. I got spark. I put a little fluid into the chamber and let it sit, but the wick wasn't igniting. I took some tweazers and realized there was only a small nub of it left in the lighter. So I need to get on and order a dunhill flint and a wick. So the fuel is being absorbed, I got spark, and with a wick it should be up and running. It still isn't too pretty, but it did shine up a little bit without too much work.
Here's the pics:



We have lift off!