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Zippo Lighters: Brass

Jason.Element

Apr 25, 2019

If you could get COPPER Zippos that would make my year. It would love to add a copper zippo to my EDC. 😉

SDante

109

Apr 25, 2019

Jason.ElementLots of problems with copper. exempli gratia, heavier, thicker, overheat problems, loose joins, id est.

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Jason.Element

Apr 25, 2019

SDanteThere were copper plated version too.

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SDante

109

Apr 25, 2019

Jason.Element"Plated" being the key word there. There were also gold plated weapons, even though cordite erodes gold and causes jams. A coat being available says nothing about it's value.

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Jason.Element

Apr 25, 2019

SDanteWell they did make solid copper Zippos for around 20 years or so, I believe 2003 was the last time though. Anyway I want a genuine copper look. I have solid copper flashlights and knife scales. Would like to have a zippo. The originals go for $80 plus.

SDante

109

Apr 26, 2019

Jason.ElementThe solid copper, "vintage copper", ones? Yea, you can still get them pretty easy. Made from solid copper ALLOY given that ACTUAL copper wouldn't work very well. They go for less than 15 even today. They are just collectibles not vintage, give them about 30 years before they have any kind of vintage.

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SDante

109

Apr 26, 2019

Jason.ElementThere's loads for sale. Not antique or vintage (no copper Zippo is) but antique "look" is easy to get, 90s era onwards.

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Fixall

274

Jun 11, 2019

SDante Bull. The Zippos that are actually made from copper alloy and not just plated with copper go for $50+ all day long on ebay. The real ones have "copper" stamped onto the bottom.

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SDante

109

Jun 12, 2019

FixallI have a copper alloy Zippo, brass is just another word for copper alloy. Date mark is XVI, so 2000. Cost me $20 AUD new. Sell for about $10 any day of the week. They did stamp "copper" some of them in the upper left corner, but even those ones are just alloy, like a copper coin. They're easy enough to come by, any only a spendthrift pays $50.

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Dermott

267

Nov 14, 2020

Jason.ElementThere are solid copper Zippos. They were special editions, only made for a couple years. Stamped "COPPER" on the bottom. You can find them on eBay; usually north of $75. They tarnish fast, like you'd expect from raw copper, but they look great, in my opinion. Hinge mechanism is still steel, so no issues there. The folks below suggesting that a copper Zippo wouldn't work, or that they were only plated are flat wrong.

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Dermott

267

Nov 14, 2020

SDanteThe "antique copper" ones are plated in a copper alloy, over a brass body. There are solid copper Zippos. They stamped them "COPPER" on the bottom. They work just fine. I've got one. You can find them on eBay occasionally. They're not cheap.

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