Bulldog Posted February 3, 2022 Share #501 Posted February 3, 2022 USMC 1950’s BEATTIE JET LIGHTER & Dog tags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog Posted February 3, 2022 Share #502 Posted February 3, 2022 USMC 1960’s VU-LIGHTER by SCRIPTO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog Posted February 3, 2022 Share #503 Posted February 3, 2022 USMC 1965 factory engraved ZIPPO 10th Marines lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog Posted February 3, 2022 Share #504 Posted February 3, 2022 USMC 1960’s PENGUIN 3rd Marine Division lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmd62 Posted February 3, 2022 Share #505 Posted February 3, 2022 Nice lighters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Howdy Posted February 3, 2022 Share #506 Posted February 3, 2022 I agree with JMD62! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Howdy Posted February 3, 2022 Share #507 Posted February 3, 2022 All Zippos Left to right: 1974,1975,1975,1977 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog Posted February 4, 2022 Share #508 Posted February 4, 2022 Vietnam era “Bob Hope” Penguin lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmd62 Posted February 4, 2022 Share #509 Posted February 4, 2022 Very nice lighter! I'm a huge Bob Hope fan, so that's a bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted February 5, 2022 Share #510 Posted February 5, 2022 Here is a lighter from a Marine who served in the 1st Helicopter Squadron, 1st Marine Division in the Korean War. As you can see, it was made by “Dragon Manufacturing Company” and is “Clean Cut” brand, likely, Korean or Japanese made. Great thread! BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Howdy Posted February 5, 2022 Share #511 Posted February 5, 2022 Great lighter BKW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog Posted February 5, 2022 Share #512 Posted February 5, 2022 Vietnam era “SYMBOL” Japan lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted February 5, 2022 Share #513 Posted February 5, 2022 World War II Era Cigarette Lighter Berkeley Windproof Lighter The black crackle finish lighter became popular during the war as it was thought that it was possible to accidentally attract attention of the enemy by the shine or reflection of the chrome finish lighters. Several lighter manufactures produced the non-shine finish. This NOS (New, Old Stock) lighter with its original box was made by The Flashlight Company of America, of Jersey City, N.J. It is called the Berkeley. No maker information is on the outside of the lighter, but when you open it up to refill, it is featured prominently. The box has printed on the side: “O.P.A. RETAIL CEILING PRICE $2.00 EACH”. The O.P.A. was the Office of Price Administration, a government program to attempt to control inflation during the war. From a popular internet site: The OPA had the power to place ceilings on all prices except agricultural commodities, and to ration scarce supplies of other items, including tires, automobiles, shoes, nylon, sugar, gasoline, fuel oil, coffee, meats and processed foods. At the peak, almost 90% of retail food prices were frozen. It could also authorize subsidies for production of some of those commodities. Thanks for looking, BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted February 10, 2022 Share #514 Posted February 10, 2022 Although this is not a military lighter, per se; many military firefighters go to this academy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfields Posted February 13, 2022 Share #515 Posted February 13, 2022 Here is a German lighter I just purchased. Maybe a remberance of our incursion into Beirut, Lebanon in 1958? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog Posted February 13, 2022 Share #516 Posted February 13, 2022 1960 Zippo factor engraved 82nd Airborne lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrkarlen Posted February 19, 2022 Share #517 Posted February 19, 2022 Here's a 100th Division Prince "Rocky" lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrkarlen Posted February 19, 2022 Share #518 Posted February 19, 2022 Here's one you don't see everyday... a 374th Field Artillery Battalion (100th Infantry Division) desk lighter which was a souvenir during the 1945 occupation of Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted February 23, 2022 Share #519 Posted February 23, 2022 Picked up this butane Jerry Can style lighter from the French eBay site (eBay.fr) for ~$9.00 including free shipping: One of the more realistic versions of these lighters. Curiously, the mechanism is on the right just above and attached to the key ring (I almost broke the black ‘nozzle’ off, on the left, trying to ‘flick’ it!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokota57 Posted February 23, 2022 Share #520 Posted February 23, 2022 C6A: Check out this ancient Parker "Flaminaire" butane lighter from my junk box. Not military but it has a quasi Jerry-Can for the butane. It reads: "Return To Dealer or Parker Pen CO". I guess it was not refillable by the owner? If you have already seen one of these, please disregard. YK57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted February 23, 2022 Share #521 Posted February 23, 2022 Thanks, YK57! I have one of those lighters, also non-military. I’m pretty sure that I read somewhere that it is possible to refill these through the ‘nozzle’, but I can’t seem to find the instructions now. As I recall it just needs a special adapter. The lighter and “Butabloc” butane tank are both built like a tank though! Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted February 24, 2022 Share #522 Posted February 24, 2022 Picked this one up at the flea market last weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Howdy Posted February 24, 2022 Share #523 Posted February 24, 2022 It's a Penguin brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAZ Posted February 24, 2022 Share #524 Posted February 24, 2022 WWI trench art lighter. One side has Victorious Tommies on it, and the other is the 'La Marseillaise'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vark_07 Posted February 28, 2022 Share #525 Posted February 28, 2022 Hi folks 🙂. I don't know anything about lighters, but as a flight gear collector I couldn't resist picking up this cool example with S.A.C. enameled emblema, so I felt like sharing it with you. My searches led me to other similar examples (either engraved or enameled emblema) from various manufacturers, during the 60's-70's era. This one was MFG. by Lord Chesterfield (from Japan), although it doesn't show "Japan" engraved at the bottom. Anything you could tell me about it would be nice ; thanks in advance ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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