Fake Vietnam Zippo Lighter

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Fake vietnam zippo lighter. Make offer authentic vietnam war zippo lighter 1964 173 airborne. Authentic vietnam war zippo lighter 1964 173 airborne. In this two part tutorial learn all of the things you should look for on your new lighter to see if it is in fact an authentic zippo. I knew the fake lighter was marked right but notice the difference in these 2.

This remarkable collection of 282 zippo lighters from the vietnam war were complied by bradford edwards during the 1990s long before the current demand for mementos from the conflict created the swirling blackmarket in fake zippos that now dominate market stalls from hanoi down to ho chi minh. There are also fakes meaning lighters that closely resemble genuine zippos that collectors should watch out for. A booming market in fake zippos purporting to be genuine items used by us servicemen exploded in vietnam in the decades following the war. Hope this helps you.

This clip is detailed and informative and will guide you through the process so you don t get tricked into buying a fake. Authentic vietnam zippo quang tri 1967 1968 peace love grass zippo. Wish i had my computer and all my inventory with me when you find things for reference. Vietnam lighter patron one patrol squadron named sailor isbell trophy award.

He has discovered the attractive appeal of the zippo to the tourist looking for the exotic. This 1966 zippo says vietnam 66 67 da nang us marine corps and barely visible in the naval crest lightly engraved reads smokey 66. Those genuine items that have survived though remain a touching and moving window decades later into the lives and minds of those who served and died in the vietnam war. A chinese merchant with extensive connections in the saigon government was able to get concessions and controlled much of the actual lighter business.

Make offer 1970 vietnam war zippo lighter president nguyenvanthieu signature. In my experience when it comes to fake zippos the danger is not so much that the lighter itself is not a zippo but rather the narrative of a particular lighter s history is fraudulent. In other words there are millions of zippos out there and just because someone scratched 1969 on the back with a poem about war doesn t necessarily mean that an infantryman carried it in the vietnam war. Make offer authentic vietnam zippo quang tri 1967 1968 peace love grass zippo.