Original U.S. WWII Name Engraved 680th Glider FIeld Artillery 17th Airborne Division Zippo Style Lighter - Louis H. Swan MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets Christopher Collins Ltd

Christopher Collins Ltd

with lots of the original cross-hatching still visible on the outside

It was captured during the war by Allied forces

There is little evidence that it has ever been fired at all

The frame numbers on the bike are on the left side of the frame close to the left saddle spring lower end

Original U.S. WWII Name Engraved 680th Glider FIeld Artillery 17th Airborne Division Zippo Style Lighter - Louis H. Swan MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets Christopher Collins LtdOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a wonderful Zippo style flip top lighter that belonged to Louis H. Swan of the 680th Glider Field Artillery in the 17th Airborne Division. We say Zippo Style because this is not a zippo, but another flip top lighter that was popular amongst the troops during WWII. The front of the lighter features a lovely set of paratrooper wings with a small brass 17th Airborne insignia riveted onto the center of the wings. The