War Related Zippos

      This is one of my favorite Zippos.  It's a 1943 Black Crackle lighter.  Beginning in 1942 Zippo began making their lighters out of porous steel because of shortages in brass and chrome due to WWII.  The entire production of Zippos during the war was shipped overseas to the American troops.  This particular Zippo is mint, never been lit.  It came in it's original box along with the instruction book.  The box suffered some damage from a piece of scotch tape though.

 1990 - Desert Shield                                                                                 1991 - Desert Storm

1994 - Black Crackle Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of D-Day.

1989-Old Soldiers Never Die,They Just Fade Away-Douglas MacArthur

1989 -  Replica  

Cap Reads:    "This Zippo stopped an enemy bullet in Vietnam.  It still works today."

     Body of the lighter reads:   "Last November 12, Sgt. Andres Martinez was fighting in the front lines- Arphan, South Vietnam.  An enemy bullet hit the sergeant in the left breast pocket.  Right smack in the Zippo lighter.  The lighter got ventilated.  Sgt. Martinez did not."

     This is a 1947 Chrome Plated Nickel lighter that is absolutely Mint.  I've placed it in this group because it if from Lehigh, Pennslyvania and advertises the Post Exchange at Lehigh University which is a Military School.  A Post Exchange is like a general store at a Military Base.  Hence it makes this a Military related Zippo.  Get it?

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