Zippo - Windproof Lighter, Brushed Brass, Base Model, Refillable, Reusable, Windproof Design, Gift Box, Made in the USA

Why did you choose this product over others?:It’s is what it is partner loves it

Useful info first. Its real to my knowledge. Comes un fueled. Also it sounds different to normal zippos, this is normal. A vintage look is shaped different so the acoustics are too. The top is basically flat. A zippo is not efficient at all. Fuel evaporates. Leave it alone too long you will have to refuel. Lights up first try most of the time though.You don't buy a zippo for practicality. You buy it for fun. You buy it to keep with you for a lifetime. The sounds it makes and how it feels in the hand, thats why you buy it. The knockoffs really don't feel the same. There is indeed a distinct zippo charm that cannot be replicated (mainly because patent). The knockoffs are fun too but not as durable and the quality varies.I dont smoke at all. I have like 6 lighters.

Zippo maintains its standard. The brass gives a nice compact yet durable feeling, and the flame it produces stands up against the windy London weather. It is hard to find the lighter fluid for it in UK, but I would recommend ronsonol/zippo fluid.

I love this Zippo with Classic Vintage Design and the Classic 1935 replica with zippo authentic lifetime guarantee from zippo in the USA this is a must have for any collection or the their authentic sound of the clicking when opening and closing the lighter brilliant absolutely brilliant I couldn’t be more happy thank you once again great purchase for a great price leaves one happy Customer not to mention the retro look at the top and bottom of the lighter with the lines or slashes this look takes me back to 1935 thank you .

Superb & lights up in the wind and not extinguished by the rain, but watch your beard if you have one especially if its windy !!

Zippo Armor - Tumbled Brass. I left this review until I'd had it for a year - well, who wants to read "Recieved new Zippo today. At last I can smoke". It's a typical Zippo (I have a few) - it lights first time just about every time and the lifetime guarantee, in this case, really does mean it will be around when I'm gone. After a year in my pocket I would describe the finish now as "Brass" rather than "Tumbled Brass", but I do like the extra weight of the Armor models. (It's a small thing, no doubt, but I no longer worry so much about snipers shooting me in the trouser pocket area). And the lighter insert doesn't have a solid brass chimney either - opening and closing the lid with soon reveal the steel underneath. To me, neither of these are a problem - if you want it to always look pristine in a collection, you don't use it anyway.The other thing I like is that a few of the, almost compulsory, Zippo Tricks are a little easier with the heavier model. Because that's what else Zippos are for. It starts with the lid open/spark up with one fast and fluid movement of the thumb (and not forgetting the Reservoir Dogs finger-snap that Harvey Keitel almost does..); through the intermediate level with "steal the flame away with thumb and forefinger then snap those same fingers together in the air to make the flame magically reappear" (still not too difficult but can involve minor burns at first); all the way to the spinning, flying, death defying feats of wizardy practiced by the experienced Zippo user with altogether too much time on his hands. Practice in secret then, from time to time, perform one in a cool and casual way when you know it will be seen and you're laughing. (NB laughing in a cool and casual way, of course. This also takes practice. Conversely, if you get the trick wrong - especially in ways that conclude with a flying, spinning "Zippo Of Death" plopping loudly into your drink - at least everyone else gets a laugh. You will be going home alone again, of course. But it won't be the Zippo that let you down).Zippos do dry up after two or three weeks, even if you don't use them, and the wicks don't last forever - especially if you like to trim them from time to time to keep the flame at it's best. (That's a given though - I also keep a pack of spare flints zipped up in my jacket and a little fuel canister clipped to my keyring for emergencies.) But they will light in anything short of a gale (I've often wondered if Zippo really did lobby for the smoking ban). And there's something reassuring about the characteristic sound of a Zippo click and the plain simple engineering that goes with it. A reminder of days gone by when customer reviews were entirely unnecessary because things just, well, worked...

Not bad just smells the bronze

Super. Exactly what you'd expect, don't settle for imitations, this is the real deal. Really good value for a genuine Zippo.