An igniter apparatus (102; 600) for igniting a tobacco-based product having a sensitized tip , the igniter apparatus comprising: a first portion (206; 606) having a first planar surface and a second portion (208; 608) having a second planar surface , at least one of the first and second planar surfaces being movable with respect to other planar surface, wherein at least a portion of the first and second planar surfaces are substantially parallel to one another; a channel (212; 614) at least partially formed between the first and second portions, the channel having at least one opening configured to receive the tobacco-based product as it is inserted therein; and an abrasive material coated on at least a portion of the channel, the abrasive material being configured to at least partially contact the tobacco-based product when the first and second surfaces are manually positioned a predetermined distance from one another, characterized in that the igniter apparatus further comprises: at least one spring apex cavity defined in the first portion and at least one spring base cavity defined in the second portion ; at least one spring positioned partially in the spring apex cavity and partially in the spring base cavity ; and at least one rail extending from the first planar surface and at least one lock channel defined in the second portion ; wherein the rail is slidably coupled to the lock channel to define a maximum gap distance between the first planar surface and the second planar surface when in the opened orientation. a first portion (206; 606) having a first planar surface and a second portion (208; 608) having a second planar surface , at least one of the first and second planar surfaces being movable with respect to other planar surface, wherein at least a portion of the first and second planar surfaces are substantially parallel to one another; a channel (212; 614) at least partially formed between the first and second portions, the channel having at least one opening configured to receive the tobacco-based product as it is inserted therein; and an abrasive material coated on at least a portion of the channel, the abrasive material being configured to at least partially contact the tobacco-based product when the first and second surfaces are manually positioned a predetermined distance from one another, characterized in that the igniter apparatus further comprises: at least one spring apex cavity defined in the first portion and at least one spring base cavity defined in the second portion ; at least one spring positioned partially in the spring apex cavity and partially in the spring base cavity ; and at least one rail extending from the first planar surface and at least one lock channel defined in the second portion ; at least one spring apex cavity defined in the first portion and at least one spring base cavity defined in the second portion ; at least one spring positioned partially in the spring apex cavity and partially in the spring base cavity ; and at least one rail extending from the first planar surface and at least one lock channel defined in the second portion ; wherein the rail is slidably coupled to the lock channel to define a maximum gap distance between the first planar surface and the second planar surface when in the opened orientation. <EOS>