Zippo Western Windproof Lighters - Classic Vintage Design for Outdoor Adventures, Camping & Everyday Carry

We had some difficulty filling with fluid but once we figured it out the first time it has been easy ever since!A lot of compliments.Great lighter. My father in law loves it.I LOVE Zippo lighters because they are made in Bradford, PA. That's in the United States! That means, Zippo's are American made! Can you believe it? Buy one for no other reason that this! Because it may be your last chance to own something made in America! The flame shoots up about an inch and ahalf with fresh Lighter fluid.I ordered a second Zippo lighter just because I'm a cowboy at heart, although a retired minister. It is beautiful. I enjoy just holding it and admiring the horse and cowboy rider on the cover with a full moon in the back and Native American type colored art below. Zippo comes with a vast variety of decorative covers. It works great! A Zippo is a faithful lighter, but you must flip the top cap over to extinguish the flame, and you must have a supply of Zippo lighter fluid handy, as they seem to dry out within a few days, possibly a week, depending upon how much you soak the material that holds the fluid and keeps the wick moist and of course, how frequently you use it. So if you are going to use it camping or hiking or where you will NEED to be able to make fire, DO have a supply of lighter fluid along. The inside "works" has safety info stamped on it. Very helpful and important. Read 'em! I only have one single negative about this particular Zippo lighter. I cannot speak for other models, but I will always want to check on this particular style before I order one again. Let me explain: I also enjoy smoking pipes. Now to light a pipe in windy conditions outdoors I've found the Zippo is a great lighter that will hold a flame in a quite gusty wind. However, to light a pipe you need to tip the lighter so that you can draw the flame down into the pipe bowl. That means that the metal frame work (the works=the actual lighter mechanism) that surrounds the wick must not only have a hole on top, through which the flame shoots vertically - (the direction the flame burns with Zippo) BUT it must have a much larger hole on each side so that when you tip the lighter horizontally, the flame shoots up through the larger hole on the side of the frame, and can also be drawn downward through the opposite large hole to be able to "suck" the flame downward, into the pipe. This lighter (the Cowboy model) has a D 12 stamped on it. (Not for pipe smokers.)This "Cowboy" Zippo has the entire top of the support frame open with small 1/16th of an inch holes drilled all around the sides, thus making it great for normal lighting, or for cigarette smokers, but you cannot draw the flame downward when held close to, in this case, a pipe bowl. This lighter is stamped D 12. The Zippo lighter that allows you to light a pipe is stamped C 10.So, keep this in mind when ordering a Zippo, which fortunately can be ordered on Amazon.com for great, fast delivery! They are reasonably priced. But just keep this difference in mind when ordering. And seek to determine which lighter type of inner workings you need and are purchasing. The "works" can be exchanged with any Zippo lighter. At least the ones I own. To own a Zippo is to own an American tradition in my thinking! Enjoy your Zippo! Buy American...whenever it is possible!The bullet hole is a sticker, and the picture looks way much better than the real life product. Otherwise, a Zippo lighter is a Zippo lighter :)My boyfriend loved it! He’s always wanted a flip lighter and he’s learning so many cool tricks with it.I ordered the "resting cowboy" from Zippo, and I'm amazed at the fine detail in the engraving. Very nice. As with all Zippo lighters, a quick and easy squirt of lighter fluid in the base of the Lighter and you're ready for an immediate flame when striking its flame wheel. Love that familiar "Zippo click" when opening the Lighter! Zippo makes such a fine lighter, and they have for many decades. There's nothing more American than Zippo. Made in the U.S.A. !For my husband he loves it.DO NOT BUY this Product! I strongly suspect that it is a fake as there are several tell tale signs that it is a counterfeit. First of it doesn't sound like a genuine when you open it, the spot welds on the hinges are oval shape and should be circular. The lid pivots to far. The epoxy seems are messy.Liked the item very much will add it to my western collectionFor my collectionVery good design on this lighter. Much better than picture. Thank youLove the lighter but was really disappointed in the cheap looking bullet hole sticker. Really looks like a child has stuck it on.