Zippo Armor Pocket Lighter, Antique Silver Plate

I wish this was my first Zippo. I “upgraded” to Armor due to my “starter” Zippo’s hinge becoming weak after too many adjustments. The steel on the Armor series is twice as thick as other Zippo products. It’s noticeable different in a good way. It’s heavy duty, and everything about it (insert) just feels like a solid investment. Why buy an ok to decent lighter, when you can double the quality for a few bucks more? Looks are rugged/solid, feel is quality in the hand. Durable, looks great, and would make an excellent gift for any reason someone would carry a quality genuine zippo lighter that won’t fall apart.

Excellent products very fair price Chrome is brushed on the flat face surfaces but on the sides it's polished chrome and it looks pretty cool for the price well made thank you so much!!

It’s a lighter, plain and simple. Windproof, reliable, and it always lights as long as it’s got fuel and a flint. Needs a little maintenance now and then, but it beats those cheap plastic lighters by a mile. Feels solid and lasts forever. Plus, it looks classy and very nostalgic.

Love it. It's super nice quality, small and sleek design.

LEGEND* (products that are absolutely fantastic or have been incorporated to my daily life will be marked with a "LEGEND" symbol) **UPDATE**- Went skiing, lit a cigarette with minimal effort while on a ski lift, with wind and SNOW BLOWERS blowing over it. Amazing product! Chances are, you already know about this nifty little lighter! They've been around for quite a while and everyone who has them, seems to have had them for a while. Some that I've seen are much older than a lot of us! The thing with these are, yes they light amazingly in almost any weather (they even pass the fan test! youtube "Zippo fan test") but more importantly, they hold stories. The things some of these lighters have been through far outweigh anything you and I have ever seen. They are built for life. Which is why they have a Lifetime Warranty. Their warranty is phenomenal. I've had nothing but good experiences with them. They will fix ANY Zippo lighter, even if it was your fault. Again, these lighters are great, if you are willing to upkeep it. It does use Zippo (save $ by buying Ronsonol) Naphtha fluid which is NOT INCLUDED. It is illegal to ship these types of lighters with fluid in it. It will eventually need more flint, and extra wick. Both fairly cheap and easily available with Amazon Prime. Unfortunately, it holds the fluid in a NON AIRTIGHT chamber of a cotton like material called "Rayon". In short, cotton comes from the plant and is harvested relatively quick, while rayon comes from the tree (bark) and takes YEARS to harvest. Although cotton is much stronger than rayon, rayon is far more absorbent than cotton and wicks exceptionally better. Unfortunately since the Zippo is not airtight, it "leaks" fuel. If not in use, the fuel will eventually evaporate, leaving you with a fireless lighter.* *PRO TIP: You can remedy the fuel leak issue, by taking a tire tube (or any tight, round, stretchy rubber material), stretching it out and inserting the Zippo around the crease of where the lighter opens. You can just roll the rubber down when you need to light, and you will refuel less frequently! ^also, they have a butane insert made for Zippo lighters called "thunderbird butane insert" which will basically make your Zippo into a refillable BIC style lighter. They are extremely useful and well worth the $ PRO TIP: You can keep extra flints (I'd recommend 2-3) right under the cotton "flap" to the fluid filling chamber. You can simply refill fluid regularly because the extra flints doesn't affect the lighters performance in any way. This helps tremendously in a survival situation, because with a spark, you can have a fire. -PRO TIP- WHEN YOU FIRST RECEIVE YOUR ZIPPO-: unscrew the screw and take out the flint spring. Ensure the extra bit of wick "zigzags" around the Rayon balls. ZigZagging: -Take the Rayon balls out of the middle of the filling chamber (The one piece of rayon wedged to the side doesn't matter) -Extend the extra wick fully, then insert a little wick, then rayon, then cross over with wick, then rayon, repeat. -Kind of like an "S" shape. This will help the wick transfer fuel better thus helping the lighter light more efficiently. If you think this review was helpful in any way, there is a button to let me know! So I keep doing it! Thank you! :)

This lighter works very well. Its smooth operation and well formed mechanisms are what makes my Zippo Classic Brushed Chrome Pocket Lighter a hit. The informational videos on how to fill the lighter and change the flint are very helpful. I'm happy with this purchase.❤️

One good lighter

I was delighted when I opened the package and saw this lighter. I wanted a Zippo that could be carried around in my pocket with loose change, a money clip, and other items which could mar the surface of a lighter. The random scratch pattern on the surface is actually quite attractive. Any minor "new" scratches will be completely invisible on this unit. The rest of the Zippos in my collection are "collectables," and I want to keep them pristine, since the ones with logos and art work ARE in fact, works of art. Mechanically, all Zippos are pretty much identical. They light easily, and they are of such simple design, that they function flawlessly. I've been collecting flint & fluid types of lighters since I was a kid in the 1950's, and I have yet to have owned one that I couldn't get to light. They are quite simply, too simple not to work! If you have a flint loaded, and flick the thumbwheel and it produces a spark, and you have a half inch of lighter fluid soaked wick, it WILL light. It doesn't have any choice! It would even light with non-approved fuels, like naphtha based lantern fluid, or even gasoline (I learned this when I was a dumb kid). I have a warning though: DON'T USE UNAPPROVED FUEL!!!!! Gasoline has dyes and other additives which will quickly foul your lighter, and it produces a horrible smell. Lantern fuel (such as Coleman) is similar to lighter fluid (naphtha is the key ingredient in gasoline, lantern fluid, and lighter fluid), except it burns hotter, and will evaporate quicker. DON'T USE IT. To do so would be dangerous. Use approved fuel only, such as Zippo, or Ronsonol (which is now made by Zippo). Why do I say that you MUST use an approved fuel? Because cigarette lighter fuel contains retardants which produce a more controlled burn rate, and also retards evaporation so that you don't have to refill the lighter as often. There is also the safety factor here to consider, in having a less volatile fuel. OK, so where do you get flints and lighter fluid? Before the highly reliable, long-lasting, disposable butane lighters were invented, lighter fuel was available virtually everywhere: Mom&Pop stores, hardware stores, grocery stores, drug stores. In fact, it was hard to find a store where it WASN'T available. DON'T buy flints and fluid online. It is way too expensive, and they are not that hard to find in stores. I found the Zippo 12 oz. cans of fluid at my local grocery store (a well known national chain, which I don't want to plug) and it was priced at $3.50. The best place however, to buy flints and fluid is at the nation's largest retailer (the one founded by the late Sam Walton). It is usually located at one of the check stands. They sell Ronson flints for 40 cents (5 pack), and Ronsonol fuel (8 oz. can) for $1.65 (I'm plugging Ronson/Ronsonol because it's made by Zippo). Also, you can obviously find these products at specialty stores which sell pipe tobacco, cigars, etc. These are usually located in shopping malls and strip malls. You might pay a bit more at the specialty stores, but still, it would be cheaper than having to pay shipping and handling charges for online purchases. User problems: I still can't get over the number of people who think that this type of lighter should come filled with fuel. They aren't allowed to ship them that way. These lighters are not sealed units and are subject to evaporation. A tightly sealed shipping carton would fill up with volatile fumes. Such a box might even technically be considered a BOMB! Can't get it to light? (1) Sometimes after filling the lighter, raw fuel gets onto the flint, or the wick is oversaturated (too wet). Leave the lighter upright with the top open, and evaporation will take care of this problem. In a few minutes, try again. (2) Bad Technique? If you are new to this type of lighter, you may be having trouble with the thumbwheel. Practice your technique. Flints are cheap! Remember when you were a kid, and somebody taught you how to snap your fingers, to make a very loud pop? It is the same sort of technique for operating the thumbwheel. A wimpy turn of the wheel will produce little if any spark. A hard, quick snapping of the wheel will produce a massive spark, and increase your chance of success. Some final thoughts & suggestions: These flint and naphtha based fuel lighters are relics of the past, and are best thought of as nostalgia, or collectable art pieces. If you are going camping or hunting, ALWAYS carry spare matches, or a butane lighter with you as a back-up. As several people have mentioned, these lighters lose fuel fairly rapidly due to evaporation. Always fill them on the day of your outing, and bring spare fluid and flints with you (Zippo makes a cute little key-chain canister which holds one lighter full of fuel, and an extra flint, available from Amazon). Another good reason that you MUST keep your lighter well fueled, is that the wick will burn up when it goes dry, and you will have to replace it.