My buddy came to me one day and gave me a cigarette lighter when I asked for a light and I looked at it like damn my dad was in Vietnam won't let me get this thing you looked at me and grams and keep it well I'm fixing to go I've had this lighter in my pocket for about 2 years I live in Fargo North Dakota my day lives all the way in Southwest Mississippi and I'm heading home for the first time here next month after a minute slider for him and he liked it and send me a picture of it bottom line is I really don't care if it's a fake or if it's real it's from a pops and I don't know how to look this thing up I'm confused with the charts or whatever for Zippo I don't get it all but my buddy got it in a burglary he was robbing cars that's the funny part of it it meant nothing to him I just want to know what's up with it is it real if it ain't don't matter to me but you know inquiring minds want to know thanks for your input guys