Nimrod lighter question, possibly just an idiot

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beardedhoss

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Jan 16, 2019
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My lovely wife surprised me with a Nimrod like my grandfather had.

However as a kid I remember it rolling or striking the clockwise shooting the spark AT the wick. Am I terribly confused or just ignorant?

If Im not the latter can I reverse the stop in the wheel to strike inward?

Thank you in advance

 

beardedhoss

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Jan 16, 2019
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Lol, I think part of the flint was jammed in the wheel, once I put a little more pressure it popped and worked perfect.

 

jeff540

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Jan 25, 2016
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Dumb question: Was there ever an O-ring or gasket on the fill plug at the bottom of the Nimrod?
I have one that used to be my grandfather's, probably mid 1970s or earlier. It holds fluid for about 6 hours, and I'm thinking that an O-ring or gasket may be missing because it's straight thread flush with the bottom, which in mechanics always indicates a gasket or ring makes the seal and not the threads (as opposed to tapered threads).

 

loneredtree

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May 27, 2011
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Mine does not have anything. It does look like one could be installed although "O" rings usually are compressed against a parallel surface and this would be compressed on an angled surface.
I looked at the original patent and no seal/gasket is indicated. I do not use it often enough to say how long a fill lasts. I do think it is longer then the Zippo.

 

judcasper

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Jan 9, 2019
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My lovely wife surprised me with a Nimrod like my grandfather had.
I had to do an image search, but boy that's a handsome lighter!
Unless you mean the one that looks like a bolt pulled from a bridge. That one's not so handsome.

 
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