Counterfeit comparison · not an authentic Zippo dating reference

Claimed 1973 · Vietnam-themed Regular · counterfeit

The seller described this as a 1973 Vietnam-era Zippo. In Quiet Detail identifies the bottom stamp and the pictured case and insert as inconsistent with genuine production. The stamped year, if present, is only a seller claim and does not establish the lighter’s manufacturing date.

Claimed date: 1973. A claimed stamp date is NOT a verified production date.

Source: In Quiet Detail · Photo copyright: Not specified in supplied source.

These examples are classified as counterfeits by the supplying collector. The classification has not been independently authenticated for every photograph. Similarities alone do not establish the authenticity of another lighter.