Winchester Zippo

Winchester entered the knife market as a manufacturer in 1919 by acquiring two existing knife companies; Eagle Knife Co. of Connecticut & Napanoch Knife Co. of New York. Winchester stepped away from the market in 1942 to focus on war related manufactured products, but re-entered in the late 1980s by licensing its name to Blue Grass Cutlery. Blue Grass had high quality knives made by Queen Cutlery that featured the Winchester brand name for a handful of years until the license arrangement ran its course. Winchester eventually started licensing to other companies & now you will find the brand name used by several knife manufacturers by way of license agreements.
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Winchester Zippo

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My newest Winchester isn't a knife, but a Zippo. Anyone know anything about lighters? I picked this up in its used but totally functional condition for $20. I haven't seen one like this before, including a picture of the "ZIPPO Bradford PA" stamp on the bottom. Added flint and fluid and it fired right up. It will definitely get some pocket time.
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1967redrider wrote: Tue May 26, 2020 10:57 pm My newest Winchester isn't a knife, but a Zippo. Anyone know anything about lighters? I picked this up in its used but totally functional condition for $20. I haven't seen one like this before, including a picture of the "ZIPPO Bradford PA" stamp on the bottom. Added flint and fluid and it fired right up. It will definitely get some pocket time.
Nice Zippo. ::tu::
It looks like yours is from 1977.
Here is their date chart.
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That's an awesome chart on Zippos, thanks Skip! ::handshake::
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1967redrider wrote: Tue May 26, 2020 11:38 pm That's an awesome chart on Zippos, thanks Skip! ::handshake::
You're welcome. ::handshake::
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So this one would be 1965 I guess?
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I am sure you probably know this, but some may not. Zippo owns W. R. Case and Sons Cutlery, also made in Bradford PA. Two great American companies in my opinion.
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1967redrider wrote: Wed May 27, 2020 1:18 am So this one would be 1965 I guess?
If that actually is one "dot" then yes, it's from 1965.
Here is a more general dating chart.
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Thanks again, Skip! ::handshake::

With the way Case does their dating system, the one Zippo uses is not surprising.
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I think the thing I like most about this lighter is its compact size. A much slimmer profile compared to the Black Ice Zippo I was previously carrying. And it's easier on lighter fluid.
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Great design looks durable ^
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