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Portable lighters have been around for over a hundred years. In fact, the Zippo Company of Bradford PA has been making them since 1932. While they have made over 500-million lighters in their time, there are a few modified versions that will do more than light your Marlboro.

A few years ago, an enterprising gunsmith took a standard production Zippo windproof lighter and made a few changes of their own. Inside the lighter was a small rimfire pistol mechanism. The barrel fit downside the wick and the original flint-striking wheel acted as the trigger. The caliber of choice? 4mm (.12-caliber) rimfire. This pipsqueak round lies somewhere between a nerf gun and a .177 BB in strength. However, getting shot with any pistol, even a .12 caliber one, would suck. Heck, this one could even put your eye out. Maybe.

Read more in my column at Firearms Talk.com