Zippo Army in 1976, $ 440.67

In 1976, lighter engraved with homemade
Sale price: $ 440.67
Extremely mysterious thing! All engraving on the lighter made by hand, but what they mean, we can only guess - for example, that the lighter belonged to soldiers who served in the U.S. military base in West Berlin :) In any case, more than impressive purchase price. And by the way, a very good example of how a collector's value is determined by supply lighters - a high end price originally predicted it would be difficult.

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Tags: 1976 , Military

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  1. Dal (02.03.2009 16:56) ( Reply )

    "What they (engraving) mean we can only guess" ...
    Old Ironside - the name of the 1st Armored Division US Army.
    Formed July 15, 1940
    From November 1942 to May 1943 in the division of the 2nd Corps of the Central task force fighting in North Africa.
    From October 1943 to May 1945 as part of the 5th Army, in Sicily.
    After World War II participated in the Vietnam War. Since 1971 - in West Germany, was stationed in Wiesbaden.
    Engraving became clear - a soldier of the First Armored Division of the U.S. Army, who served in the years 1975-1978 in Germany.

    More - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Armored_Division_ (United_States)

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