1. Basic identification methods

There are many fake Zippo lighters on the market, and there are many ways to identify them.

First of all, look at the appearance. The real Zippo lighter has a circular concave mark on the upper and lower joints.

The two circular marks on the hinges on the casing are indeed on the imitation machine. It is difficult to achieve exactly the same result.

It can also be used as a basis for judgment.

Real Zippo has the year of manufacture on the bottom.

From 1932 to 1956, it was written in block letters; from 1957 to 1976, it was written in italics;

From 1977 onwards, the trademark shape with a flame pattern was used. In addition, starting in 1957,

all ZIPPO lighter bases have been engraved with a mark representing the year of manufacture, making it easier for collectors to identify.

Before this, products could only be identified by S number or design type.

Starting in 1986, in addition to the year, month symbols were added. Roman numerals on the right side of the trademark represent the year of manufacture (II represents 1986, III represents 1987, IV represents 88 years);

English letters on the left represent the month of manufacture (A represents January, B stands for February, C stands for March).

Among the above characteristics, fake Zippo lighters generally lack or are incomplete, and the printing is also rough.

The performance, quality, and appearance cannot be compared with the real Zippo.

In addition, we can also compare the actual use of real and fake Zippo.

First: Weight

Real Zippo lighters are generally lighter than imitations. This is because fake Zippo lighters are made of steel

or iron materials , not a Zippo-specific material; some unscrupulous manufacturers have increased the thickness in pursuit of a hard shell

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Second: Look at the flame and heat resistance

Zippo counterfeit products emit green smoke when burning, the flame flickers on and off, and the entire fuselage burns in less than 4 minutes

It’s all there. A real Zippo lighter will burn until the fuel is exhausted and will not ignite the fuselage.

This is because the fake Zippo steel cover is too thick and has poor heat dissipation effect; the oil storage cotton core inside the machine is of poor quality and is prone to oil leakage.

Third: Windproof ability

Put the real and fake Zippo 40 cm away from the electric fan, turn the fan on to the maximum wind, but it still won’t blow

Extinguish the flame of a Zippo lighter. The fake Zippo lighter was blown out when the electric fan was only turned on at the minimum wind speed. This is because the windproof wall of the real Zippo lighter is high; the design of the ventilation hole is scientific and reasonable; and the special fire core absorbs oil well.