U.S. Navy Seabees – Construction Battalion

Vietnam Zippo with a factory engraved depiction of the U.S. Navy Seabees insignia – a cartoon bee wearing a sailor’s cap, wielding a hammer, wrench, and machine gun, framed by a yellow rope border with the word «SEABEES» below. The Seabees (from “CB” for Construction Battalion) served in Vietnam building bases, airfields, roads, and other vital infrastructure, often working under combat conditions and providing their own armed security.

  • Model:

    chrome plated brushed, five barrel hinge

  • Year:

    1966

  • Status:

    in collection