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Early lighters were modified flintlock pistols

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Instead of firing a lethally dense lead ball, these heavily modified handguns just aggressively ignited a small patch of tinder. It was arguably the most aggressively masculine way to simply light a candle in the dark.

Early lighters were modified flintlock pistols
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