Trench lighter

I am a metal detectorist as you can see from some of my past posts.
I found what I believe is a WWII trench lighter.
YES, it is a bit crusty but in this hobby, crusty pieces display very well.
The only marking I can make out are on the bottom. NG
There appears to be something in front of the NG possibly ENG?
Can I get more info as to identifying the maker and possibly year of this lighter?

 

I will post more photos as soon as I convert to a smaller image

 

When you do get the pictures resized, be sure to use the Full Image option rather than Thumbnail when you upload them.

 

Thank you
I will do that

 

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I thought trench lighters were called such because they had protection for the flame so it wouldn't be put out in windy conditions? They were originally crafted from spent bullet casings. I don't think yours falls into that classification.
Yours does look like an old (brass?) kerosene lighter.

 

@Rehsmj, I inverted your image and desaturated part of it to try to bring out if there was anything in the darkest part (middle image- should have been first)...your original is the third......might have been some smaller random letters stamped before the large NG though at one time.....I don't see any actual large letters BEFORE the NG which IS obviously clear.......NICE hobby you've got there!!! Must be fun finding stuff!!!!

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more like what's known as a lift arm , lighter...

 

@Shangas

 

Lift-arm lighter. Yes.

Very common during the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. They started dying out in the 1950s. The majority were made in the interwar-era, ca. 1919 - 1939. The most famous maker was Dunhill, but there were loads of others. They were often made of brass, sometimes sterling silver, and if you were rich enough, solid gold.

The OP's lighter looks to be typical 1920s styling. Very squarish and blocky. No wind-guard, or anything like that. Lighters with wind-guards didn't really start showing up until ca. 1930., with makers like ORLIK and ZIPPO, etc. DUNHILL made a windguard lighter ca. 1928, and I think that's one of the earliest examples of such a design.

 

Yes it is a very exiting hobby. Unfortunately most items , unless they are gold or silver, come out pretty crusty but historically educational.