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WWII lighter made in Paris 1945 . . . . . . 

 

a nice silver plate cigarette lighter made by Drago in Paris 1945, this 82nd PIR one is the only one I have seen, I am not certain if it was a commissioned piece by an 82nd serviceman or if more and other units were made.

 

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regards lewis.

 

 

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WWII lighter made in Paris 1945 . . . . . . 
 
a nice silver plate cigarette lighter made by Drago in Paris 1945, this 82nd PIR one is the only one I have seen, I am not certain if it was a commissioned piece by an 82nd serviceman or if more and other units were made.
 
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regards lewis.
 
 
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WWII lighter made in Paris 1945 . . . . . . 
 
a nice silver plate cigarette lighter made by Drago in Paris 1945, this 82nd PIR one is the only one I have seen, I am not certain if it was a commissioned piece by an 82nd serviceman or if more and other units were made.
 
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regards lewis.
 
 
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That’s a beauty! Here’s a more modern one, made in a ville in Vietnam in 1968:
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The cigar cutter is covering the owner’s SSN.
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Here is a lighter I posted in Newest Acquisitions.

1960 date code.

Very little on line information about this "commission"

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5 hours ago, Cobra 6 Actual said:

This was given to an Army nurse by South Vietnamese President Thieu:

 

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Wow, that's pretty Epic! Thanks for sharing it : )

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I only have 2 military lighters... A Zippo and a Storm King.

The Zippo was gifted to my regiment (The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars) back in 1991.

The USMC Storm King lighter I purchased from the US a few months ago, to go with my growing Vietnam collection.

 

 

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Thanks, Coldfusion, for posting those. When you mentioned that your unit was gifted that Zippo it reminded me that I had a lighter that was gifted to St. Louis, Missouri, troops after World War I:

 

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On 7/25/2021 at 10:08 AM, General Apathy said:

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WWII lighter made in Paris 1945 . . . . . . 

 

a nice silver plate cigarette lighter made by Drago in Paris 1945, this 82nd PIR one is the only one I have seen, I am not certain if it was a commissioned piece by an 82nd serviceman or if more and other units were made.

 

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regards lewis.

 

 

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Amazing lighter Ken!!

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Nothing wrong with a “plain Jane” Zippo, Boy Howdy … it still did everything the engraved lighters did. And, that’s a great collection, USARV72! Manayunkman, your comment to General Apathy reminded me that I have Drago lighter, too. This was a collaboration between Drago and Dupont:

 

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The dragon is intertwined around the map of Vietnam. 

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