Illustrated historical reference · Case & bottom stamp
1986 · Slim · early/backslash-era — Case & bottom stamp reference (1986)
The new date-code system appears, showing month and year of manufacture.
- Known period
- 1986
- Case type
- slim
Reference images
Evidence, source and dating limits
Sources: 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.