WWII IX US Air Force Zippo Lighter

1939-1945 A.D.

2 1/4 in. (62.5 grams, 57.60 mm).

With heater-shield appliqué riveted to the case, five-pointed star with lateral spread wings and three crossed bars in a roundel, 'IX' above. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex militaria collector.

Footnotes

Zippo lighters of the 1936-1945 type are recognisable by the rounded corners and bowed bottom.

CONDITION

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LOT 2554