Cobra 6 Actual Posted December 2, 2021 Share #426 Posted December 2, 2021 This Zippo has a US Army Vietnam (USARV) enameled patch design: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted December 3, 2021 Share #427 Posted December 3, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Howdy Posted December 3, 2021 Share #428 Posted December 3, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted December 4, 2021 Share #429 Posted December 4, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Howdy Posted December 4, 2021 Share #430 Posted December 4, 2021 Very "Go Tell The Spartans" lighter. Nice one C6A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted December 6, 2021 Share #431 Posted December 6, 2021 Thanks, BH. This is a little different: a Zippo with a three dimensional hand grenade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted December 8, 2021 Share #432 Posted December 8, 2021 Another fake Vietnam Zippo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamundo Posted December 8, 2021 Share #433 Posted December 8, 2021 On 11/29/2021 at 7:36 AM, Cobra 6 Actual said: That is a great looking lighter! Any idea of era or location? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamundo Posted December 8, 2021 Share #434 Posted December 8, 2021 1968 Zippo from the USS Washtenaw, LST-1166, who was extremely active in the waterways and coast of Vietnam throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. She actually earned 17 battle stars along with several other Presidential, Navy, and Meritorious unit citations for her service in Vietnam. Looks like someone tried their hand decorating the back of it themselves somewhat crudely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamundo Posted December 8, 2021 Share #435 Posted December 8, 2021 A personalized 1970 aviation unit Zippo from A Company, but no clue as what the actual unit was. This one has the 'wobbly' lettering C6A refers to in earlier posts, but none of the engraving has been darkened/blackened so maybe a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamundo Posted December 8, 2021 Share #436 Posted December 8, 2021 1965 dated? Has just a single dot on the left-hand side as best as I can tell. This one certainly checks all the boxes when it comes to "coolness" factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamundo Posted December 8, 2021 Share #437 Posted December 8, 2021 A weathered Vulcan from "The Old Guard" in Vietnam 1967 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamundo Posted December 8, 2021 Share #438 Posted December 8, 2021 1971 from Shemya Air Force Base, Alaska (later redesignated as Eareckson Air Station) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmd62 Posted December 8, 2021 Share #439 Posted December 8, 2021 Super nice lighters, thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted December 8, 2021 Share #440 Posted December 8, 2021 9 hours ago, Siamundo said: That is a great looking lighter! Any idea of era or location? Haven’t researched it yet, Siamundo. Thanks for asking. Those are some cool lighters you have there, too! (Had to look up “Shemya” … had never heard of it before. Even our understanding of geography improves with our collecting!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog Posted December 12, 2021 Share #441 Posted December 12, 2021 Vietnam Era U. S. Army 8th Cavalry Regiment ~ Kem Inc. Beer Bottle Lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamundo Posted December 12, 2021 Share #442 Posted December 12, 2021 Now, that is a cool lighter Bulldog. I had not seen one like that before 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamundo Posted December 12, 2021 Share #443 Posted December 12, 2021 A couple of late 1950's Navy Destroyer Zippos from the USS Stickell and USS Wilkinson, and a 1960's era from the USS Higbee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamundo Posted December 12, 2021 Share #444 Posted December 12, 2021 1967 Vietnam cruise lighter from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, and 1968-1969 Vietnam cruise of hospital ship USS Repose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamundo Posted December 12, 2021 Share #445 Posted December 12, 2021 1967 Zippo Slim from the USS Okinawa. The bluish tint is from the sky. It has virtually no wear and the chrome finish is still so shiny it was difficult to get a decent photo without some type of reflection 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamundo Posted December 12, 2021 Share #446 Posted December 12, 2021 This Zenith was probably one of the first Vietnam lighters I picked up back in the mid 1990's. I was so tickled to find it but as the years went by, I realized it was probably a fake. It has all the traits to which C6A previously pointed out-wobbly lettering that has been blackened in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted December 12, 2021 Share #447 Posted December 12, 2021 All very cool, Bulldog and Siamundo! On that Zenith: yeah, I’ve purchased fake Vietnam lighters before. But, those older ones are starting to look pretty cool (as long as we don’t pay those inflated eBay prices we’re good to go!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Howdy Posted December 18, 2021 Share #448 Posted December 18, 2021 USS TOM GREEN COUNTY LST-1159 Made by PENGUIN USS Tom Green County (LST 1159) earned the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal with twelve campaign stars for Vietnam War service. Served as a docking ship for the Mobile Riverine Forces, among other various duties starting in the late 1950's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Howdy Posted December 20, 2021 Share #449 Posted December 20, 2021 I have this lighter and paperwork showing providence, which I think is quite unusual. Circa 1957 O.S.C. OVERSEAS SERVICE CORPORATION JAPAN Unfortunately the original owner and his wife were killed in an automobile accident in 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted December 20, 2021 Share #450 Posted December 20, 2021 Wow, BH, you’ve got quite the package there. Great lighter, equally excellent supporting documentation! Here’s a fairly plain Zippo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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