Zippo WWII / PRZ

Jesus Holy Medal

Black crackle Zippo with the U.S. Army Great Seal insignia, which was used on officers' caps, on one side and a religious lucky charm on the other side.

Model:
four barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1942 - 43
Status:
in collection

Vorderseite von Jesus Holy Medal, Modell four barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Bild 1

Vorderseite von Jesus Holy Medal, Modell four barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Bild 2

St. Christopher Medal

Well worn black crackle Zippo with an applied St. Christopher Medal, the patron saint of travelers.

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

Vorderseite von St. Christopher Medal, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 1

Vorderseite von St. Christopher Medal, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 2

Crucifix – Raymond R. Hotaling

Private Raymond R. Hotaling was enlisted 16th of June 1944 at Fort Dix New Jersey.

Black crackle Zippo with hand painted monogram «H» together with his personal belongings including crucifix, dog tag and sweetheart bracelet.

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

Vorderseite von Crucifix – Raymond R. Hotaling, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 1

Vorderseite von Crucifix – Raymond R. Hotaling, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 2

Vorderseite von Crucifix – Raymond R. Hotaling, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 3

Vorderseite von Crucifix – Raymond R. Hotaling, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 4

Vorderseite von Crucifix – Raymond R. Hotaling, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 5

Vorderseite von Crucifix – Raymond R. Hotaling, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 6

Self Engraved – Peter S. Hitchcock

Well worn black crackle Zippo with the owner's name «Peter S. Hitchcock» and his service number «O-1327543» engraved on the front.

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

Vorderseite von Self Engraved – Peter S. Hitchcock, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 1

Vorderseite von Self Engraved – Peter S. Hitchcock, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 2

Self Stamped Letters – Lee. Townsend

Well worn black crackle Zippo with stamped letters «Lee. Townsend».

Model:
four barrel hinge, flat bottom
Year:
1942 - 43
Status:
in collection

Vorderseite von Self Stamped Letters – Lee. Townsend, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Bild 1

Vorderseite von Self Stamped Letters – Lee. Townsend, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Bild 2

Self Engraved – Tidmore

Well worn black crackle Zippo with the owner's name «TIDMORE» hand engraved with points on the front.

Model:
three barrel hinge, flat bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

Vorderseite von Self Engraved – Tidmore, Modell three barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 1

Vorderseite von Self Engraved – Tidmore, Modell three barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 2

Self-Repaired – NVG

Well worn black crackle Zippo with brass initials «NVG» applied on the front. The hinge has once broken and self-repaired by soldering a new, three barrel outside hinge.

Model:
three barrel hinge (fixed during war), flat bottom
Year:
1942 - 43
Status:
in collection

Vorderseite von Self-Repaired – NVG, Modell three barrel hinge (fixed during war), flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Bild 1

Vorderseite von Self-Repaired – NVG, Modell three barrel hinge (fixed during war), flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Bild 2

Vorderseite von Self-Repaired – NVG, Modell three barrel hinge (fixed during war), flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Bild 3

Self Applied – Hearts

Well worn black crackle Zippo with a brass heart applied on each side.

Model:
three barrel hinge, flat bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

Vorderseite von Self Applied – Hearts, Modell three barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 1

Vorderseite von Self Applied – Hearts, Modell three barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 2

Self Engraved – Fran & Don

Black crackle Zippo with the engravings: «Don» with a heart on the front and «Fran» with a heart on the back.

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

Vorderseite von Self Engraved – Fran & Don, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 1

Vorderseite von Self Engraved – Fran & Don, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 2

Self Engraved – Jane & Art Holley

Worn black crackle Zippo with different engravings: «Jane Holley» and the date «1942» on the front and «Art Holley» on the other side.

Model:
four barrel hinge, flat bottom
Year:
1942 - 43
Status:
sold

Vorderseite von Self Engraved – Jane & Art Holley, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Bild 1

Vorderseite von Self Engraved – Jane & Art Holley, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Bild 2

Self Engraved – D S

Black crackle Zippo with various engravings: the owner's initials «D S » and the combination «Dave & Bea» on the front and the insignia of a Brigadier General and the Service Command on the other side.

Model:
four barrel hinge, flat bottom
Year:
1942 - 43
Status:
in collection

Vorderseite von Self Engraved – D S, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Bild 1

Vorderseite von Self Engraved – D S, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Bild 2

Self Engraved – Jim

Worn black crackle Zippo with the painted name «Jim» on the front.

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
sold

Vorderseite von Self Engraved – Jim, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 1

Vorderseite von Self Engraved – Jim, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 2

Error – Double Stamp

Well worn black crackle Zippo with double stamp on the top and the bottom.

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

Vorderseite von Error – Double Stamp, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 1

Vorderseite von Error – Double Stamp, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 2

Vorderseite von Error – Double Stamp, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 3

Vorderseite von Error – Double Stamp, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 4

Black Crackle – Shorty

Worn black crackle Zippo manually shortened to a rare small version.

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

Black Crackle

The famous WWII black crackle Zippo lighter - windproof, waterproof & trouble proof. Produced by the Zippo Manufacturing Company in Bradford, Pennsylvania. During wartime they were black, with a rough crackle finish.

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

Vorderseite von Black Crackle, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 1

Vorderseite von Black Crackle, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 2

Vorderseite von Black Crackle, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 3

Vorderseite von Black Crackle, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 4

Original Boxes

Original Zippo boxes from WWII in various colors and conditions.

Model:
wartime
Year:
1942 - 45
Status:
in collection

Vorderseite von Original Boxes, Modell wartime, Jahr 1942 - 45, Bild 1

Vorderseite von Original Boxes, Modell wartime, Jahr 1942 - 45, Bild 2

Vorderseite von Original Boxes, Modell wartime, Jahr 1942 - 45, Bild 3

Vorderseite von Original Boxes, Modell wartime, Jahr 1942 - 45, Bild 4

Vorderseite von Original Boxes, Modell wartime, Jahr 1942 - 45, Bild 5

Vorderseite von Original Boxes, Modell wartime, Jahr 1942 - 45, Bild 6

Vorderseite von Original Boxes, Modell wartime, Jahr 1942 - 45, Bild 7

Vorderseite von Original Boxes, Modell wartime, Jahr 1942 - 45, Bild 8

Vorderseite von Original Boxes, Modell wartime, Jahr 1942 - 45, Bild 9

Vorderseite von Original Boxes, Modell wartime, Jahr 1942 - 45, Bild 10

Vorderseite von Original Boxes, Modell wartime, Jahr 1942 - 45, Bild 11

Vorderseite von Original Boxes, Modell wartime, Jahr 1942 - 45, Bild 12

Vorderseite von Original Boxes, Modell wartime, Jahr 1942 - 45, Bild 13

Vorderseite von Original Boxes, Modell wartime, Jahr 1942 - 45, Bild 14

Colonel Rank Insignia

Colonel, the highest field-grade officer, ranking just below the General officer grades.

Worn black crackle Zippo with a Colonel rank insignia and a U.S. Army officers collar insignia on each side.

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection

Vorderseite von Colonel Rank Insignia, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 1

Vorderseite von Colonel Rank Insignia, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 2

French Foreign Legion

The French foreign legion was involved in different battles during WWII especially in Africa: 1940 in Dakar (French West Africa) and Gabon (French Equatorial Africa), 1941 in Keren (Eritrea) and Marocco (French Morocco), 1942 in Bir Hakeim (Libya) and El Alamein (Egypt) and 1943 in Djebel Mansour and Djebel Zaghouan (Tunisia).

Black crackle Zippo with an applique of a French foreign legion soldiers head with a Sahara kepi.

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
sold

Vorderseite von French Foreign Legion, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 1

Vorderseite von French Foreign Legion, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Bild 2

Shriners of North America

Black crackle Zippo with an applique from the Shriners of North America. According to the original owner, the Zippo was hit by a bullet during the war and repaired on both sides.

Model:
three barrel hinge, round bottom
Year:
1943 - 45
Status:
in collection