Old Dunhill Rollagas

[Ryan]

I bought this off that auction site pretty cheap, I made an offer I didn’t think the seller would accept. The accepted and it arrived today.

It had a working flint, so I tried putting some gas in it. I could hear some leaking so I just let it be.

I picked it up again a half hour later, and this thing is working fine!


I think I will get a rebuild kit for it, but I couldn’t be happier with this. It’s an early model (seller says 1953-1956, and what I have seen backs that up) but it is still going today. How many current model lighters will still be working (and fixable) in another 70 years or so?

 

[greysmoke]

James Bond's lighter, if I remember correctly -- and of the proper vintage, too.... Nice find.

 

[didimauw]

I bought this off that auction site pretty cheap, I made an offer I didn’t think the seller would accept. The accepted and it arrived today.

It had a working flint, so I tried putting some gas in it. I could hear some leaking so I just let it be.

I picked it up again a half hour later, and this thing is working fine!
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I think I will get a rebuild kit for it, but I couldn’t be happier with this. It’s an early model (seller says 1953-1956, and what I have seen backs that up) but it is still going today. How many current model lighters will still be working (and fixable) in another 70 years or so?

Nice score! And a rebuild kit is a great idea. One of the reasons I like my old boy, is the idea that like my Zippo, it'll be a lighter I have forever and is worth to fix if need be some day. Buy once cry once.

 

[huntertrw]

With the rebuild kit do you have the option of making the flame angled (to better light a pipe)?

 

[didimauw]

With the rebuild kit do you have the option of making the flame angled (to better light a pipe)?

I know Dunhill made/makes? Cigarettes, but I'd thinkbit would be smart for all their lighters to have that, for pipes.

 

[Ryan]

With the rebuild kit do you have the option of making the flame angled (to better light a pipe)?

No, not in the ones I have seen. Although I wish I could find one with the pipe tip, it really isn’t hard to light one with this style.

 

[didimauw]

No, not in the ones I have seen. Although I wish I could find one with the pipe tip, it really isn’t hard to light one with this style.

Must be similar to a Zippo. If a regular rebuild kit will stop the leaks. That's the most important part.

 

[huntertrw]

Congratulations! A bit of Simichrome Polish gently applied should help clean-up the case.

 

[kcghost]

Real nice lighter. Those are really made to light cigarettes, but they do make adapter kits.

 

[didimauw]

Why are these lighters, old boys included, always left handed?!? Just wierd to me. Took me a while to get used to holding my Old Boy properly.

 

[AJL67]

Why are these lighters, old boys included, always left handed?!? Just wierd to me. Took me a while to get used to holding my Old Boy properly.

Always use my IM right handed, tilted at an angle, it's perfect because your hand blocks wind coming from the right and the fan next to me blows that way tis perfect.

 

[daveinlax]

I love my Dunhill Rollagas Pipe lighters!

Real nice lighter. Those are really made to light cigarettes, but they do make adapter kits.

Yes they’re not good at lighting pipes and the pipe burner part are long gone. I would love to partner with a precision machinist to reverse engineer and distribute the parts.

 

[dPero]

Nice

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Why are these lighters, old boys included, always left handed?!? Just wierd to me. Took me a while to get used to holding my Old Boy properly.

I’m a lefty, mostly hold my pipe in my left hand, and use my right for the Old Boy (my thumb rolls the wheel to the left to strike the flint).

@Ryan Congratulations on the lighter!

 

[captpat]

Why are these lighters, old boys included, always left handed?!? Just wierd to me. Took me a while to get used to holding my Old Boy properly.

All the best people are left handed.

 

[Peter Turbo]

I have one of these as well, rebuilding it.

 

[didimauw]

All the best people are left handed.

Do you mean to imply your one of the lessers that can only operate one hand? Tsk tsk tsk....

I taught myself to be ambidextrous in high school when I hurt my wrist skateboarding . Not guna lie, it doesn't come in handy very often anymore lol.

 

[UB 40]

It’s really a very nice lighter with a marvellous patina. Wouldn’t wipe that away.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Why are these lighters, old boys included, always left handed?!? Just wierd to me. Took me a while to get used to holding my Old Boy properly.

I've only ever used Old Boys with my right hand.

 

[didimauw]

I've only ever used Old Boys with my right hand.

Good I'm not the only one! Hahaha