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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

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

Self Engraved – Fran & Don, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 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

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

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

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

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

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

Self Painted – Jim

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

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

Self Painted – Jim, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 1

Self Painted – Jim, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 2

Self Painted – 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

Self Painted – Raymond R. Hotaling, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 1

Self Painted – Raymond R. Hotaling, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 2

Self Painted – Raymond R. Hotaling, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 3

Self Painted – Raymond R. Hotaling, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 4

Self Painted – Raymond R. Hotaling, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 5

Self Painted – Raymond R. Hotaling, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 6

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

Black Crackle, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 1

Black Crackle, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 2

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

Black Crackle, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 4

Red Finish

Red overpainted black crackle Zippo.

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

Red Finish, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Vorderseite

Red Finish, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 2

White Finish – «The Black Devils»

The 1st Special Service Force was an elite American-Canadian commando unit in WWII, under the command of the U.S. Fifth Army. The Force served in the Aleutian Islands, and fought in Italy, and southern France before being disbanded in December 1944. As a light infantry unit destined for alpine or winter combat it was issued various items of non-standard clothing, equipment and rations, including skis, parkas, haversacks and the Mountain ration.

White overpainted black crackle Zippo.

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

White Finish – «The Black Devils», Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 1

White Finish – «The Black Devils», Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 2

Gold Tone Finish

Gold tone Zippo with a British Half Penny 1943 coin on the front.

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

Gold Tone Finish, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Vorderseite

Gold Tone Finish, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Rückseite

Light Green Finish

Well worn light green overpainted black crackle Zippo.

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

Light Green Finish, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Vorderseite

Light Green Finish, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Rückseite

Dark Green Finish

Well worn green overpainted black crackle Zippo.

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

Dark Green Finish, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 1

Dark Green Finish, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 2

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

Green Finish – Camp Perry Ohio, Modell three barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 1

Green Finish – Camp Perry Ohio, Modell three barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 2

Green Finish – Camp Perry Ohio, Modell three barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 3

Green Finish – Camp Perry Ohio, Modell three barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 4

Green Finish – Camp Perry Ohio, Modell three barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 5

Green Finish – Camp Perry Ohio, Modell three barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Vorderseite

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

U.S. Army – Marksmanship Badge, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Vorderseite

U.S. Army – Marksmanship Badge, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Rückseite

Marksmanship Badge – Ernie Pyle

Black crackle Zippo with a marksmanship qualification badge applied on the front, flanked by two clasps reading «PISTOL» above and «CARBINE» below. On the reverse, «Ernie Pyle» and the date «4-18-45» are engraved – the day the famed war correspondent was killed in action on Ie Shima.

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

Marksmanship Badge – Ernie Pyle, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 1

Marksmanship Badge – Ernie Pyle, Modell four barrel hinge, flat bottom, Jahr 1942 - 43, Ansicht 2

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

Colonel Rank Insignia, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 1

Colonel Rank Insignia, Modell three barrel hinge, round bottom, Jahr 1943 - 45, Ansicht 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.