Illustrated historical reference · Case & bottom stamp
2000 · Early — Case & bottom stamp reference (2000)
January–February 2000 layout: XVI without the separate 2000 marking.
- Known period
- 2000
Reference images
Evidence, source and dating limits
Sources: Glen's Zippo Page — Historical bottom-stamp, case/insert construction details, Canadian dating chronology, and transition research; In Quiet Detail — Primary photographic and collector reference archive; Moonlight Zippo — Historical bottom-stamp variants, Slim dating chronology, and Canadian bottom/insert period references
Dating caution. Case and insert can have different manufacture dates; inserts may have been replaced. A single feature does not establish authenticity.