Zippo High Polish Vintage Brass Lighter

Great price for a beautiful lighter. The brushed finish gives a smooth feel but not slippery and you do not have to worry about fingerprints. I am anxious to try the butane insert. I stopped carrying a Zippo because the fuel always seemed to evaporate and burned my leg when I would carry in my pocket. I think the butane insert will make it possible for me to carry Zippos again.

I bought the high polish brass version. I was expecting that: just a polished brass zippo, nothing more. But it comes with the phrase "SOLID BRASS" engraved on the front and is ugly af. That engraving wasn't showed on the produt page and kinda ruins my plan of making my own engravings to the lighter.

I do adore my zippo, have a vintage WW2 style raw brass one that has a fantastic patina. I really like natural wick lighters, but I don't smoke, and I generally just keep a lighter in my pocket for when I have a patient that does smoke and really wants a light before I drop them off at the psych hospital or something, or need to melt off a frayed nylon end or something. And I was literally refilling this once a week.I got the butane insert and noticed that it really struggled to light.Figured it out - the post that creates the ignition arc was vent far enough back that it was arcing backwards to the body and not down to the rim of one of the torches like it should. Used a flathead screwdriver (anything would work though, you could do it with a dime) to push it ... MoreI do adore my zippo, have a vintage WW2 style raw brass one that has a fantastic patina. I really like natural wick lighters, but I don't smoke, and I generally just keep a lighter in my pocket for when I have a patient that does smoke and really wants a light before I drop them off at the psych hospital or something, or need to melt off a frayed nylon end or something. And I was literally refilling this once a week.I got the butane insert and noticed that it really struggled to light.Figured it out - the post that creates the ignition arc was vent far enough back that it was arcing backwards to the body and not down to the rim of one of the torches like it should. Used a flathead screwdriver (anything would work though, you could do it with a dime) to push it down just a touch and after that, every time I pushed the ignitor, it arcs down to the rim of the torch and lights with 100% reliability. And it holds onto butane well, also. Leave it for months unused and it lights right up.I do with there was a way to make the wick system last longer. Even if I still had to fill it once a month, I'd be happy. But the butane insert means I still get to have that nice clinkey toy in my pocket.

1941 Replica - One of the best vintage and classic Zippo case finish! Have several zippo cases but this one never tires me to look at within my EDC rotation.Tumbled Armor = Best armored zippo case IMO. Brass + Armored? Nice combo right

I love Zippo lighters. I had quite a few in my life.This one is also nice. There are just a few things I need to point out.First of all, they get scratched easily, especially my version, glossy brass.Another thing is, pretty often with this kind of lighters - you need to fuel them up very often.Apart fo this, very nice item - love the sound of opening and closing:)

I think the wading is either poor quality or improperly packed. When I fill the lighter, after lifting the bottom pad, it leaks right through after VERY little fluid is put it. It continues to drain in my pocked and the fluid burns my leg. What fluid I do get in the lighter will only work a few hours. Not my first Zippo, I use one daily, just not this one,

Garbage, don't buy.

This is the cheapest quality you can get in solid brass. Any less material and it would be constructed of foil. Its walls are super thin, Zippo could have not made this any less appealing. It's supposed to look vintage and they did exactly that...looks vintage, but sure aint made like they did in the old days. It's just shameful. Buy the Armour series.

Hinge seemed a little weak.

Beautiful brass, but it seems thin and cheap, perhaps because the hinge is wobbly. Also, at first it didn't seem like the the Thunderbird insert would fit. But eventually it could be forced in. Now it is working well, the insert can be extracted and reinserted, but still the hinge wiggles more than the other lighter case I recently ordered. The other one seems more beefy all around. We'll have to see how long the brass one holds up.