Well worn green overpainted black crackle Zippo.
Dark Green Finish
- Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
- Year:
1943 - 45
- Status:
in collection
Green Finish – Camp Perry Ohio
Camp Perry known as one of the largest rifle ranges in the United States. It was used to train soldiers during WWI and WWII. The camp also housed German and Italian prisoners of war during WWII. Camp Perry was also known for different shooting matches.
Green finish Zippo with plate on the front and «Rifle Firing, Camp Perry, Ohio» inscription and shooting scene.
- Model:
three barrel hinge, flat bottom
- Year:
1943 - 45
- Status:
in collection
U.S. Army – Marksmanship Badge
Well worn black crackle Zippo with a sterling expert marksmanship qualification badge and a rifle clasp.
- Model:
four barrel hinge, flat bottom
- Year:
1942 - 43
- Status:
in collection
Leather – Fleur de Lis
Leather wrapped Zippo with embossed Fleur de Lis and owner's prename «RAY» on the front.
- Model:
four barrel hinge, flat bottom
- Year:
1942 - 43
- Status:
in collection
Leather – Monogram H
Leather wrapped Zippo with cigarette case, both probably overlaid by hand in Africa with ornaments and a large letter «H».
- Model:
four barrel hinge, flat bottom
- Year:
1942 - 43
- Status:
in collection
Lacquer – «Nageon Chilgi»
Two Zippos custom decorated in Korea, using traditional artwork called «Nageon Chilgi», with black lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlays as decoration including personal initials/name. «Najeon» means mother-of-pearl and «Chilgi» refers to lacquerware. The Abalone shell is first carved, then applied to the case. Layers of lacquer are then applied. The artist would then hand polish the entire surface revealing the Abalone shell underneath.
- Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
- Year:
1943 - 45
- Status:
1. in collection / 2. sold
Lacquer – U.S. XXIV Army Corps
The U.S. XXIV Army Corps participated in the invasion of Leyte in the Philippine Islands on 20 October 1944. From 1 April to 30 June 1945 the corps and its divisions participated in the invasion of Okinawa. In September 1945, after the surrender of Japan, the corps moved to Korea, where it remained on occupation duty until its inactivation on 25 January 1949.
Zippo with black lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlays as decoration.
- Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
- Year:
1943 - 45
- Status:
in collection
U.S. Army Shield
Black crackle Zippo with the U.S. Army Shield emblem on the front.
- Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
- Year:
1943 - 45
- Status:
in collection
U.S. Army aide-de-camp – Air Transport Command
Within the U.S. Army Aides-De-Camp were and are specifically appointed to general-grade officers. The usual tour of duty for aides is up to two years and the rank of the general officer being served is indicated on the device worn by the aide-de-camp.
Chrome plated Zippo with U.S. Army Aide-De-Camp insignia for an aide to a brigadier general on the front and a U.S. Air Transport Command emblem on the other side.
- Model:
four barrel hinge, flat bottom
- Year:
1942 - 43
- Status:
in collection
U.S. Army Collar Insignia
Worn black crackle Zippo with the U.S. Army insignia on the front.
- Model:
four barrel hinge, flat bottom
- Year:
1942 - 43
- Status:
in collection
Soviet Russian Army Officers Cap Badge Red Star
It appears to result from a rare exchange between an American and Soviet soldier during the brief period of their joint march and attack as Allied Forces against the German Reich.
Worn black crackle Zippo with a Soviet Russian Army officers cap badge red star soldered on the front and with the monogram «LK» engraved on the other side.
- Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
- Year:
1943 - 45
- Status:
in collection
Six Coins - Six Countries
Worn black crackle Zippo with six coins applied: a Russian 15 Kopeks 1939 coin, a German Empire Wilhelm II ½ Mark 1916 and an Irish 3 Pence coin on the front along with a Swiss ½ Franc 1943 coin, a Netherlands 1 Cent and a British King George VI «Lucky» Sixpence 1938 coin on the other side.
- Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
- Year:
1943 - 45
- Status:
in collection
U.S. Military Academy – West Point
The U.S. Military Academy (USMA), also known as West Point, is a four-year federal service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort that sits on strategic high ground overlooking the Hudson River. It is the oldest of the five American service academies and educates cadets for commissioning into the U.S. Army.
Mint black crackle Zippo with U.S. Military Academy insignia.
- Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
- Year:
1943 - 45
- Status:
in collection
U.S. Army Transportation Corps
The U.S. Transportation Corps is a combat service support branch of the U.S. Army. It is also one of three U.S. Army Logistics Branches, the others being the U.S. Quartermaster Corps and the U.S. Ordnance Corps. The U.S. Transportation Corps is responsible for the movement of personnel and material by truck, rail, air, and sea. Its motto is «Spearhead of Logistics». One of the greatest feats of the U.S. Transportation Corps, via the Military Railway Service, was the rebuilding of France's shattered railroad network after D-Day and the transportation of 1,500 locomotives and 20,000 railway cars.
Worn black crackle Zippo with U.S. Transportation Corps insignia on the front and with three cut-out heads of coins on the other side.
- Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
- Year:
1943 - 45
- Status:
in collection
U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps
The U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps is a sustainment, formerly combat service support, branch of the U.S. Army. The main function of the corps, supply operations included the development of quartermaster items, the estimation of requirements, the procurement of clothing, equipment, subsistence, general supplies, and their storage and distribution.
Chrome plated Zippo with a U.S. Army Quartermaster branch insignia on the front and a U.S. Army Physical Therapist Corps insignia on the back along with a U.S. Army officers collar insignia on each side.
- Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
- Year:
1943 - 45
- Status:
in collection
U.S. Army Ordnance Corps – Coins
Black crackle Zippo with U.S. Army Ordnance Corps insignia and a Palestine 5 Mils 1927 on the front and an Egyptian coin along with an Italian 20 Cents 1941 coin on the back.
- Model:
four barrel hinge, flat bottom
- Year:
1942 - 43
- Status:
in collection
