Military Lighters - All eras all brands

[Cobra 6 Actual]

One more for today, a Zippo “Windy” in military garb:

[Cobra 6 Actual]

North American Iroquois Veterans Association:

[jmd62]

Awesome lighters! What time period is the "Windy" Zippo?

[Cobra 6 Actual]

Hi jmd62. That’s a 2006 Zippo. These still turn up occasionally on eBay. There’s a blue camo one on eBay right now:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ZIPPO-NEW-WINDY-CAMOUFLAGE-ANTIQUE-FINISH-SUPER-COOL-02085-/183800700928

 

Frankly, I prefer the green camo version. One more lighter:

 

 

[Cobra 6 Actual]

[General Apathy]

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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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[Cobra 6 Actual]

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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:


The cigar cutter is covering the owner’s SSN.

[Boy Howdy]

Here is a lighter I posted in Newest Acquisitions.

1960 date code.

Very little on line information about this "commission"

[Cobra 6 Actual]

[Cobra 6 Actual]

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

 

[Boy Howdy]

Some really cool lighters!

[I Hate Moths]

Here is my Dad's Park lighter from WWII.

[jmd62]

5 hours ago, Cobra 6 Actual said:

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

 

 

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

[Cobra 6 Actual]

Military Sea Transportation Service lighters are somewhat rare:

 

[Coldfusion]

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.

 

 

[Cobra 6 Actual]

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:

 

[Boy Howdy]

Nothing special here but a nice solid 1967 Zippo.

[manayunkman]

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!!

[USARV72]

Here’ some of mine.

[Boy Howdy]

USARV72: great collection!

[Cobra 6 Actual]

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:

 

 

The dragon is intertwined around the map of Vietnam. 

[jmd62]

Men, those are some amazing lighters!! It's fun to look at them, thanks for posting your examples  : )

[Cobra 6 Actual]

Better pic of that Drago and Dupont lighter:

[Cobra 6 Actual]

Any one else have military lighters to post?

[Cobra 6 Actual]

A World War I lighter