D-Day Lighter Restoration

[smudgersmissingleg]

I came across this video of a restoration of a Marine's WW2 lighter that was found on Utah beach in Normandy.
It's some lighter and an amazing restoration.

On the same channel there's also a restoration of a medical soldier's Zippo lighter that was found in Vietnam.

Links to both videos:

 

[STP]

Pretty cool ?

 

[bullet08]

Trench lighters are neat. Had couple of replicas. All broke pretty easily. But I'm sure real deals much better.

 

[gamzultovah]

That was awesome. Thanks for sharing.

 

[warren]

The restoration is fascinating. I'm interested in how they know it's from the D-Day landings.

 

[Grangerous]

Watched both. Thanks

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

The restoration is fascinating. I'm interested in how they know it's from the D-Day landings.

I believe someone with a metal detector discoverd it on Utah beach and took an educated guess because it has a Marine's insignia and is so old. Whoever the former owner was I hope he made it off the beach ok.

 

[anotherbob]

I believe someone with a metal detector discoverd it on Utah beach and took an educated guess because it has a Marine's insignia and is so old. Whoever the former owner was I hope he made it off the beach ok.

in my mind he's in a nursing home and still bitching about that lighter he lost though now he can't remember even where he lost it.

 

[kcghost]

Wow, that was quite something.

 

[warren]

Just wondering as "Ike" banned US Marines from the initial landings. They did do some pre-invasion training of the Army and Navy participants. I presume they traveled to the beaches D-Day plus to see the results of their training.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

Just wondering as "Ike" banned US Marines from the initial landings. They did do some pre-invasion training of the Army and Navy participants. I presume they traveled to the beaches D-Day plus to see the results of their training.

I honestly don't know, maybe one of the guys who stormed the beach swapped it with a Marine, who knows? Still, it's definitely one seriously cool lighter that would no doubt have an interesting story to tell if it could talk.