Smith and Wesson Zippo Lighter

[opoefc]

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 !

 

[SmithNut]

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...

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)

 

[snubbyfan]

My daily carry Zippo with a butane insert.

 

[Targets Guy]

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.

 

[snubbyfan]

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.

Got another Zippo with a double torch butane insert for a cigar lighter. I'm a Scorpio.

Front.


Back.


And...

 

[Retired W4]

Bohai, not a Zippo but commemorates the 1st DA revolver.

 

[mauser9]

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?

 

[SweetMK]

My wife said that if I want a new Zippo, my old one has to go,,
I tossed it in the trash,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[SmithNut]

...snip....
I tossed it in the trash,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Huh ??????

A perfectly aged Zippo, I'll send you the postage (apparently only $0.10) to get it to me.

Regards.....

 

[SweetMK]

Huh ??????

A perfectly aged Zippo, I'll send you the postage (apparently only $0.10) to get it to me.

Regards.....

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

 

[shovelmike]

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.

 

[Doc44]

I picked up this "lighter" about twenty years ago.

Bill

 

[Xfuzz]

My wife said that if I want a new Zippo, my old one has to go,,
I tossed it in the trash,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

1932-33 original Zip.....

 

[glenwolde]

I picked up this "lighter" about twenty years ago.

Bill

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.

 

[StrawHat]

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.

Kevin