Illustrated historical reference · Case & bottom stamp
1986 · Slim · Plant not specified — Case & bottom stamp reference (1986)
1986 · Slim · early/backslash-era: The new date-code system appears, showing month and year of manufacture. 1986 · Slim · new date-code layout: The new date-code system appears, showing month and year of manufacture.
- Known period
- 1986
- Case type
- slim
- Dating evidence
- Supporting comparison — A useful illustrated or photographed comparison. The feature alone does not establish a unique production date.
- Reference verification
- Historical illustration or documented comparison; not an independently authenticated specimen photograph.
Reference images
Historical variants and original source records
Independent sources and distinct stamp layouts are preserved as individual photographs, not additional main cards. A pictured example alone cannot establish that every lighter from the year used the same construction.
- 1986 · Slim · Plant not specified — 1986 · Slim · new date-code layout
Dating evidence and reference verification
Sources: Moonlight Zippo — Historical bottom-stamp variants, Slim dating chronology, and Canadian bottom/insert period references
Supporting comparison: A useful illustrated or photographed comparison. The feature alone does not establish a unique production date.
Reference verification: Historical illustration or documented comparison; not an independently authenticated specimen photograph.
Dating caution. Case and insert can have different manufacture dates; inserts may have been replaced. A single feature does not establish authenticity.