Illustrated historical reference · Case & bottom stamp
1997 · Replica — Case & bottom stamp reference (1997)
Replica bottom stamps can identify the replica family or release, but may not provide the exact production date. Check the insert when possible.
- Known period
- 1997
Reference images
Evidence, source and dating limits
Sources: In Quiet Detail — Primary photographic and collector reference archive; Glen's Zippo Page — Historical bottom-stamp, case/insert construction details, Canadian dating chronology, and transition research; Moonlight Zippo — Historical bottom-stamp variants, Slim dating chronology, and Canadian bottom/insert period references
Dating caution. A Replica name refers to the reproduced design, not necessarily the year this example was manufactured. Case and insert can have different manufacture dates; inserts may have been replaced. A single feature does not establish authenticity.