1969 Date Coded Zippo Lighter for USN USS Neches (AO-47) South Vietnam 1968-1969
Processing...

1969 Date Coded Zippo Lighter for USN USS Neches (AO-47) South Vietnam 1968-1969

Code: z99lzp90047ao


SOLD!!! No Longer Available!

Product Description

•••••

Update 01/19/25: HAPPY NEW YEAR from FLYING TIGER ANTIQUES!!

WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH CREDIT CARD PURCHASES!! Using your PayPal accounts solves this issue fastest!

If you would like to PAY for a $100.00 or MORE Artifact with a CREDIT CARD, please email and I will get an invoice emailed to you as Soon as Possible!

We will be OUT OF THE OFFICE from MONDAY 01/20 until MONDAY 01/27/25, Returning to the Office on TUESDAY 01/28/25!!

And, as always, we are HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR ORDERS during our time AWAY, and we will promptly mark any ordered Artifacts as SOLD.

We will be UNABLE TO SHIP as of 01/20, and REGULAR SHIPPING will resume on TUESDAY, JANUARY 28th, 2025!

As always, if funding your order of $100.00 or more from a Bank that offers ZELLE, ASK ABOUT our ZELLE DISCOUNT!!
That DISCOUNT also applies to PayPal GIFT (Fee-Free), Check, and Money Order payments!!

Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection.
We look forward to serving your collecting needs! Happy Holidays, Ron & Kana.

ARTIFACT: This is a 1969 date-coded Zippo lighter for the United States Navy oiler ship USS Neches (AO-47). The Neches was launched October 11, 1941 and served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. She sailed to South Vietnam in 1968-1969 as part of WESTPAC. She was decommissioned in 1970.

VINTAGE: Circa 1969.

SIZE: Approximately 2-3/16" height and 1-1/2" width and _" in thickness.

MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Chrome-plated brass, painted details, nickel insert.

ATTACHMENT: Hinge.

MARKINGS: BRADFORD PA. ZIPPO ¨ PAT. 2517191 on bottom.

ITEM NOTES: This is from a Zippo lighter collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VBEX13 LBCEX10/13 SBCEX10/14

CONDITION: 7 (Very Fine): The lighter shows some light abrasions and has some small spots of the painted area missing.

GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.