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Two of my dad's lighters from the late 60's. The Zippo with the Buffalo engraved on one side above business is our family business. These were made between 64-66. No one remembers exactly

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4 minutes ago, iron bender said:

Two of my dad's lighters from the late 60's. The Zippo with the Buffalo engraved on one side above business is our family business. These were made between 64-66. No one remembers exactly

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Very neat lighters and a family connection to boot.

Holding the line in the DMZ!

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Iron bender, great lighters … family owned lighters are always the ones we cherish the most. I had forgotten that I had one of my Dad’s:

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He got this in France just at the end of WWII. Barely visible on the bottom is the silver-colored French “tax stamp” that was required from the early 1900’s through the mid-1940’s (French taxes gotta be collected, Nazis or no.).

 

By the way, iron bender, you may have a date code on the bottom of that Zippo that may narrow down the date the lighter was manufactured (not necessarily the date it was engraved).

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2 minutes ago, Cobra 6 Actual said:

Iron bender, great lighters … family owned lighters are always the ones we cherish the most. I had forgotten that I had one of my Dad’s:

 

 

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Another neat lighter.

What is it depicting?

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9 minutes ago, Boy Howdy said:

Another neat lighter.

What is it depicting?

Boy Howdy, I believe that is one of the four panels on the the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile (Triumphal Arch of the Star) in Paris. This panel is “Le Départ de 1792” and has Winged Liberty at the top.

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16 hours ago, jmd62 said:

Now that's a beauty, in a couple of ways! When was that manufactured? 


It’s actually a 2017 Zippo and was made by a guy who is, unfortunately, now out of business. Here’s an interesting Zippo:

 

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It’s the only Zippo I’ve seen that has an engraved Army Drill Sergeant badge. I’m not exactly sure what the “Special Training Company” did. Also, the fact that it was gifted to an officer by other officers and their ladies is kinda cool, too.

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Thanks, BH. The dates seem right. He’s at Ft. Campbell in 66-67. Then probably goes to RVN. We’d need more information to positively know.  But, what you’ve found is sure a good start. Thanks again!

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Here’s one that ‘speaks’ volumes about what doughboys thought about the guys wearing the WWI German pickelhaben:

 

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Thanks, BH, for the humor. Now, this style of lighter was also pretty common:

 

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No lighter fluid was needed, so when the striker made a coal in the wick it would smolder. Plenty sufficient to light a cigarette. However, this style isn’t very collectable since there is no real graphic design on it; the lighter is strictly functional.

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