small vietnam era lighter set and vietnam trench art

**powtrenchart** · 12-26-2016, 01:21 AM

hi ,

its long time passed since my last post , so i would like to show some items of my "u.s. collection" . the zippo lighter with flag is backside dedicated with ..presented by vice chief of staff u.s. army .
the other two parts are vietnam trench art pieces. i know a third one as haircomb. my question is , are any types or similar known and authentic ? my theory is , they came to east germany as a kind of friendship present between socialistic youth or party gathering..
pls feel free for comment.

with best regards

t.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 12-26-2016 01:21 AM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**Martin C** · 12-26-2016, 01:33 AM

Interesting items, i am particularly fond of the U.S.S. "Randolph" lighter. Thank you for sharing!

Mart

**powtrenchart** · 12-26-2016, 01:39 AM

thanks for your comment , i think its an italian product lighter from the sixties . the backside shows the north acfrican coast and a camel . cheers t.

**rra227** · 12-26-2016, 02:03 PM

Nice stuff. Rich A. in Pa.

**Sarge** · 12-27-2016, 07:51 AM

The lighters are nice. I have at least 8 or 10 of them - 2 that I brought home myself (I had new Zippos engraved in Nha Trang).
I question what the source is for the 2 other pieces - WHY is part of the engraving done in English if they are north Vietnam items - which they must be since they are supposed to be part of a shot down US plane???
Sarge

**Wagriff** · 12-27-2016, 10:35 AM

I was wondering that myself. Post-war tourist market souvenirs?

**powtrenchart** · 12-27-2016, 01:50 PM

hi guys ,

thx also for your comments , i have also my doubts about these two trenchart items from vietnam . i think they were made post-war and my theory , they came as presents or gifts to east germany . the first piece with the woman ( vietnamese text below means...partisan woman ) looks authentic for me , the "woman" has the similar colour like the military planes have had .
maybe these are tourist market ware , but they are made in exellent kind of art , over the average as the zippo fakes , which u can find on every vietnamese marktet . therefore i have my doubts . my question is again , if anyone know similar items of this kind .

cheers t.

**powtrenchart** · 05-02-2017, 01:15 AM

hi ,

got a new haircomb , described with vietnamese letters....sth like ...made by 4000th plane shot down over vietnam republic.
a collector friend told me that he knows that kind of art in east germany before 1981. the origin is saved :O)
i think they came as presents or sold for a donation (with propaganda like my haircomb).

cheers t.