Original 1967 U.S. Vietnam War Era Zippo Style Lighter Strategic Air Command- Named to Arthur Meehan Lock Assembly One of the changes specified

One of the changes specified prior to the start of the first Navy contract was to attach a bayonet lug on the forward band

The handle of one type is machined flat while the second type is forged hollow on both sides

which on this example were each clearly applied separately unlike modern-day replicas and fakes

The rounded lockplate with iron pan is clearly marked forward of the hammer: THONE AMSTERDAM

7500th Air Base Group moved from Stanmore to Denham Studios on 1 October 1953

Original 1967 U.S. Vietnam War Era Zippo Style Lighter Strategic Air Command- Named to Arthur Meehan Lock Assembly One of the changes specifiedOriginal Item: Lighters could be customized with regimental cyphers and engravings, and were purchased by GIs returning home as a memento of their military service in the specific theatre of operation. Excellent vintage ZIPPO style windproof lighter circa 1967 made by SUPER ACE. Strategic Air Command (SAC) was both a Department of Defense Specified Command and a United States Air Force (USAF) Major Command (MAJCOM) responsible for Cold War command and