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Smith and Wesson Zippo Lighter
A question for the Zippo collectors.
The wife dragged me into an antique/junk store today, and while I was waiting for her to peruse every single item in every single booth, I saw a Smith and Wesson logo'd Zippo lighter like the one pictured. It was in a locked case so I couldn't inspect it, but it appeared to be unused in the original box. I don't collect Zippos, and have no use for a lighter, but I do like S&W stuff. It was priced at $28.00. Is that a good price?
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A new plain chrome one is $22 and the prices go way up from there. I’m not a collector,but it seems reasonable
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09-16-2022, 04:45 PM
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Thanks. I'll probably go back and buy it. Even if it's overpriced, $28.00 ain't gonna break the bank. 
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09-16-2022, 04:55 PM
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Good price for S&W Zippo lighter.
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09-16-2022, 05:06 PM
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yes that is a good price.
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09-16-2022, 05:32 PM
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I got one with “S&W made in USA”
Zippo of course. The company that makes zippo also makes Case knives
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09-17-2022, 12:47 PM
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Buy it. A quick perusal of Ebay showed no S&W Zippos for less than that.
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09-17-2022, 03:36 PM
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Offer $20.00……..you might be surprised!
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09-17-2022, 03:39 PM
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I did go back this morning and buy it. It is indeed unused. Like I said, I have absolutely no use for it, but I'm a sucker for anything with the Smith and Wesson logo. 
Thanks for everyone's input.
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Ooh wee that is nice. Definitely more vintage than the one I have made in 1998. Check for the marks on the bottom of it and then Google Zippo age chart and you can determine the date of manufacture.
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Ooh wee that is nice. Definitely more vintage than the one I have made in 1998. Check for the marks on the bottom of it and then Google Zippo age chart and you can determine the date of manufacture.
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Thanks. The date code puts it at 1983.
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Yes you can ck age as mentioned. That is definitely a little older. You have to be careful because Zippo’s are like pocket knives and revolvers. Once you buy one you want all the different models to go with it
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Wellll... learned something new today... and yep... nice find!
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Zippos
I've owned and still have three Zippos. I value them highly as they were part of my military life from VN to the GWOT. I just used one to light my afternoon cigar.
I would have bought that S&W Zippo in heart beat.
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Picked up this set in 2007. Each sold new for $28, the numbered limited edition was $50.
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Picked up this set in 2007. Each sold for new for $28, the numbered limited edition was $50.
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What? No Performance Center Zippo????
Nice collection...!!
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what do they do, hand stone the hinges?
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what do they do, hand stone the hinges?
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No, but they are polished giving them a "chrome-ish" finish, so they must be optimized for high-speed/low drag applications.
I'd post a pic but my camera will not fit in my pocket...
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I've wanted another Zippo for a long time. I should just buy one of the common S&W ones. Use it on the 4th for fireworks.
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I woulda snapped it up. That'd look good on my lighter shelf.
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I still have the plain black Zippo I carried in WW2 & Korea, when Uncle Sam gave us free cigarettes. When I got discharged and found out I had to pay for cigs, I quit smoking, but the Zippo still works great !
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No, but they are polished giving them a "chrome-ish" finish, so they must be optimized for high-speed/low drag applications.
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Finally took a pic of the Zippo Performance Center lighter(s)
Not the best effort, the chrome really reflects everything, so trying to get a pic without my fingers in the shot was tough....
One is NIB (new in box) the other is ANIP (as New ( but normally) In Pocket)
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My daily carry Zippo with a butane insert.
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I put a butane insert into one of my zippo's. I light it once a week for old times sake. I get a blue, two columns of flame display.
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I put a butane insert into one of my zippo's. I light it once a week for old times sake. I get a blue, two columns of flame display.
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Got another Zippo with a double torch butane insert for a cigar lighter. I'm a Scorpio.
Front.
Back.
And...
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Bohai, not a Zippo but commemorates the 1st DA revolver.
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Thanks for the pics. Thread reminds me of the Zippo D-Day Commemorative I bought back in 1994. Came in a gold metal tin box. Unfortunately I used it like a moron. Wonder how much they are worth now in unused condition?
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My wife said that if I want a new Zippo, my old one has to go,,
I tossed it in the trash,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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I tossed it in the trash,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Huh ??????
A perfectly aged Zippo, I'll send you the postage (apparently only $0.10) to get it to me.
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Huh ??????
A perfectly aged Zippo, I'll send you the postage (apparently only $0.10) to get it to me.
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I gotta keep it just so that I can look it up on eBay occasionally,,
Or, maybe I should offer it in trade for a S&W 500 Performance Center??
1936 RARE Zippo lighter square corner slash 3 barrel inside 14 hole chimney | eBay
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Nice
I'm a non-smoker, but I admire Zippos as an American icon. Having use for a lighter for burning the occasional brush fire, I bought a couple of plasma arc lighters. I saw that they make a plasma arc insert for Zippos.
My late brother in law was a medic in Nam, delivered a baby for a Vietnamese lady who then gifted him a Zippo he carried with pride for years with image of Nam inscribed on it, classy lighter.
Among my late father's belongings I recall that he had a Ford logoed Zippo, but I haven't seen it for years.
I might have to procure a Zippo to convert to plasma arc.
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I picked up this "lighter" about twenty years ago.
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My wife said that if I want a new Zippo, my old one has to go,,
I tossed it in the trash,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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1932-33 original Zip.....
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I picked up this "lighter" about twenty years ago.
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I had a friend whose mom kept a cigarette lighter in the form of a small automatic. She also kept a Raven .25. One day he went to light a smoke and blew out the webbing between his thumb and forefinger on his left hand. There may have been beer involved.
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My brother used to get Zippo’s engraved to commemorate the ships he sailed, from the factory. He would order 1-2 dozen and sell or give them to shipmates.
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