Counterfeit comparison · not an authentic Zippo dating reference
Claimed 2020 · Regular · Counterfeit reference
The date marking is part of a source-classified counterfeit example, not proof of its manufacturing year.
Claimed year shown in source: 2020. This is NOT a verified production date.
Source: J. Kim · Photo copyright: © J. Kim.
These examples are classified as counterfeits by the supplying collector. The classification has not been independently authenticated for every photograph. Similarities alone do not establish the authenticity of another lighter.
Reference images · real photographed examples
J. Kim describes a close imitation of a genuine stamp, with atypically curved sides of the recessed-bottom area.
J. Kim describes this stamp as a particularly close imitation; no single obvious error is established by the source note.