The bottom of the shell has the year and month of production, where A stands for January, B stands for February, and so on.
The transverse joint of the shell is divided into five channels.
There is a circular gravure at the top and bottom of the seam.
Shelling ~ the cotton at the bottom of the movement is very thick, about 0.7 cm.
The pattern on the real zippo flint is a diamond.
It will take a long time for the copper wire to be wound on the cotton thread of the fire core.
The screws for loading and unloading flint in real ZIPPO can be easily unscrewed by hand or coins. False screws are rough, and sometimes a screwdriver is needed to twist them.
ZIPPO's lighter is made of specially developed materials, and Mr. George. Blaisdell, the founder of ZIPPO lighter, applied for a patent for it. This flint wheel makes ZIPPO hit instantly and is durable. The fake lighter hub is easy to wear.
In addition, there are obvious differences in the workmanship of rivets and flint seats on the genuine and fake ZIPPO movements. It is really difficult for the two circular marks of the press blade on the casing to be completely consistent on the copier, which can also be used as a basis for judgment. The same is true of flint wheels. It is suggested not to focus on the identification of cotton cores. The imitation cotton cores bought in the market are actually of good quality.
In addition, it can also be used to distinguish the authenticity of zippo:
weight
Real Zippo is generally lighter than fake, because fake Zippo lighters are made of steel or iron, not special materials for Zippo; Some unscrupulous manufacturers have increased the thickness in pursuit of hard shell.
Fire resistance and heat resistance
When the Zippo imitation was burning, smoke came out and flames swayed, and the whole fuselage caught fire in less than 4 minutes. A real Zippo lighter won't ignite the fuselage until the fuel runs out. This is because the fake Zippo steel cover is too thick and the heat dissipation effect is poor; The oil storage cotton core in the machine is of poor quality and easy to leak oil.
Windproof ability
Put the true and false Zippo at a distance of 40 cm from the electric fan, and turn the electric fan to the maximum wind power, but it still can't blow out the flame of the true Zippo lighter. The fake Zippo lighter was blown out when the electric fan only turned on the minimum wind. This is because the real Zippo lighter has a high windproof wall; The exhaust hole design is scientific and reasonable; The special wick has good oil absorption performance.