yokota57 Posted January 9 Share #1051 Posted January 9 Military Assistance Advisory Group-Vietnam (1955-1964). "Cholon Officers Club". Japanese-made "Wellington". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratasfan Posted January 9 Share #1052 Posted January 9 Update on Notifications: OK, All! Hoping that the notifications arrive to your email box, please check! Also, double-check that your account notifications settings are on for receiving! After solid work on this since July of last year, I think we should see improvement in notifications being delivered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnman Posted January 9 Share #1053 Posted January 9 1 minute ago, stratasfan said: Update on Notifications: OK, All! Hoping that the notifications arrive to your email box, please check! Also, double-check that your account notifications settings are on for receiving! After solid work on this since July of last year, I think we should see improvement in notifications being delivered. I just received my first notification from my favorite forum in a year! Thank you so much for keeping at this good work and persevering through to completion so that we can enjoy each other's posts in real time once again! Well done young lady! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted January 9 Share #1054 Posted January 9 Beautiful and historic lighter, yokota57! Excellent score to start off the new year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrifter_01 Posted January 10 Share #1055 Posted January 10 Interesting Udorn no name lighter from the NCO Open Mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnman Posted January 10 Share #1056 Posted January 10 11 minutes ago, Thrifter_01 said: Interesting Udorn no name lighter from the NCO Open Mess. Very well done thrifter! The location on the lighter of Udorn Air Base Thailand, where special ops did so much work along with the regular Air Force, makes that a very special piece, along with the color! That color is just beautiful on the enamel, just wow! Thanks for sharing man.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokota57 Posted January 10 Share #1057 Posted January 10 39 minutes ago, mtnman said: Very well done thrifter! The location on the lighter of Udorn Air Base Thailand, where special ops did so much work along with the regular Air Force, makes that a very special piece, along with the color! That color is just beautiful on the enamel, just wow! Thanks for sharing man.. +1. Ichi-Ban !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrifter_01 Posted January 10 Share #1058 Posted January 10 Thanks y'all! One thing I will clarify though is that the glued insignia is more like a beercan style dui piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokota57 Posted January 10 Share #1059 Posted January 10 12 minutes ago, Thrifter_01 said: Thanks y'all! One thing I will clarify though is that the glued insignia is more like a beercan style dui piece. I have seen a few of this "type" before. I suspect that the Japanese "No-Name" blank cases were obtained by local Thai retailers who then added their own "beercans" to order. Very cool! Thanks for posting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted January 13 Share #1060 Posted January 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8240th A.U. Posted January 20 Share #1061 Posted January 20 24th Combat Aviation Co , Korea , 1956 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8240th A.U. Posted January 20 Share #1062 Posted January 20 2nd ABG /503rd Abn Infantry , Okinawa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnman Posted January 20 Share #1063 Posted January 20 2 hours ago, 8240th A.U. said: 2nd ABG /503rd Abn Infantry , Okinawa Really like the artwork on the back of that lighter! Thanks so much for sharing! Excellent find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnman Posted January 20 Share #1064 Posted January 20 On 1/13/2024 at 11:52 AM, Cobra 6 Actual said: I don't think a lighter gets much more pristine than that Cobra! Just beautiful with the enamel in perfect condition! Splendid find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted January 20 Share #1065 Posted January 20 Thanks, mtnman. Plus it’s in my home state of Virginia, too! And 8240th A.U., both of those lighters have that “been there, done that” look! Nice ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted January 25 Share #1066 Posted January 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrifter_01 Posted January 31 Share #1067 Posted January 31 Utterly beautiful box and lighter for the HQ Section of the 44th Enginner Group in Korat Thailand. First time I've seen one with gold filled letters. Though it did make it hard to photograph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted February 5 Share #1068 Posted February 5 This is a Rothco Gas lighter: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted February 12 Share #1069 Posted February 12 There was an earlier discussion about some military guys having a fondness for “artifacts” (particularly patches and lighters) that had skull designs. Here’s a titanium lighter with a skull peaking out: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnman Posted February 12 Share #1070 Posted February 12 4 hours ago, Cobra 6 Actual said: There was an earlier discussion about some military guys having a fondness for “artifacts” (particularly patches and lighters) that had skull designs. Here’s a titanium lighter with a skull peaking out: That, is by far the coolest design I have seen In a long time! The 3D effect is just spectacular! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted February 12 Share #1071 Posted February 12 Thanks, mtnman! Having titanium as a medium allows those 3D designs since titanium is very light. This way they can make lighters just a bit thicker and, thus, create that three dimensional look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokota57 Posted February 12 Share #1072 Posted February 12 1 hour ago, Cobra 6 Actual said: Thanks, mtnman! Having titanium as a medium allows those 3D designs since titanium is very light. This way they can make lighters just a bit thicker and, thus, create that three dimensional look. Thanks for the technical/metallurgical insight! Very informative. Ichi-Ban!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted February 13 Share #1073 Posted February 13 You’re very welcome, yokota57. And, hey, thank you for all of the insights you’ve had about lighters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokota57 Posted February 23 Share #1074 Posted February 23 Joint Headquarters Far East Command (J-3 Division HQ UNC/FEC 1956). Japanese-made "Rafu". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokota57 Posted February 23 Share #1075 Posted February 23 Headquarters / United Nations Command. Japanese-made "Konwal Super". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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