Zippo lighter restoration - Vietnam War repair Long Bin 1967-68

[@mcphunque3883]

You didn't say a word the whole time and you have no idea how much I appreciate that.

[@bymika7836]

McPhunque * this guy is just awesome

[@benardelondanga]

Batman

[@tremelromero5335]

Same same same

[@goulzgamer9528]

Yes i love the fact that he dose not have a 10 minute intro

[@radianteclipse75]

Same here bro. That is much more appreciated. Makes this whole video experience awesome.

[@993ti]

When metal detecting, i found a rusty broken original Zippo lighter once. They have a lifetime warrantee and i thought, what the heck, lets send it to them and see what happens. They actually restored it :D

[@spicy1570]

What year was the lighter made?

[@yash4544]

I think they sent the lighter to him for restoring. 😅😆

[@Cele848703]

@Josh Tiger how could it be 1995 if the vietnam war ended in 1975???

[@Cele848703]

@Josh Tiger i dont understand

[@Cele848703]

@Josh Tiger but isnt it a vietnam soldier's lighter or something??

[@AwesomeRestorations]

In this video I restore an old Zippo lighter that I assume is from the Vietnam War. Please leave your thoughts and comment below. ⬇️ DON'T FORGET TO WATCH MY OTHER VIDEOS ⬇️ Antique Fire Bell Restoration: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIeQgquaqNWYg5o Sushi knife restoration - Extremely Sharp: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJa8fJVvoJ2Werc The person who send it to me was anonymous so I don’t know if it's an “Original” Vietnam War lighter or not. If you know anything about Zippo lighters please leave your thoughts and comment below. Thanks - See description for more details. Warmest regards Martin

[@Webby7]

Awesome restoration but if you send it to zippo they repair it for free just postage

[@Joe.Rogan.]

Showing the bottom markings would help identify it further.

[@brycewow]

Zippo has changed their logo few times so going by what logo is on the bottom will help narrow down the year. And most zippos have a year engraved on bottom. I’m a HUGE zippo fan and am quite jealous of this zippo.

[@santoshnair5124]

it's not a vietnam's war. lighter

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Hey Joe... I know. I actually forgot to show it in the end of the video. But there is a short clip where you can paus 7.35 I think. Thanks for watching 👍

[@janemorrow8802]

I've lost count of how many times I've watched this. I value the reverence with which you handle the items you restore. It's especially true here, when that lighter belonged to a member of my generation. So many of our peers.... 😪

[@Pammellam]

Here is the whole quote: “We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.” ― Konstantin Josef Jireček = (24 July 1854 - 10 January 1918) was an Austro-Hungarian Czech historian, politician, diplomat, and Slavist.

[@Onyxar]

Omg didn't know that. That's Amazing

[@alexthomson6430]

Crazy how relatable that is from someone who is long dead from a different time

[@gagegiesen9466]

P T not even close

[@gamelaufree8122]

Wwao i from Long Binh for Viet Nam

[@filipklofac6303]

Quite shocking for me was, when I found out that this quote, which is written on many american lighters (but not only), mentioning Vietnam Long Bing ward, was propably made by Czech historian and slavist, Konstantin Jireček. World is small...

[@JasperTheJackal]

This one, in fact, is real. My uncle, who is a Vietnam vet, has 5 of them he bought at Binh Long. One of these varients specifically. Proud to see this Resto.

[@ndmain1977]

But.... the corrosion is fake. It's a brass case, so wouldn't rust like that, no pitting when cleaned up, the cotton inside was really clean for something that would have had to be underwater to corrode like that. More than likely dipped a nice lighter in a bucket of rusty water and let it dry on there. So really just a cleaning and not a restoration. A lot of guys do it overseas to get in on the money made from restoration videos on youtube. Even this channel if you look at some of his past videos. Once you realise it's fake corrosion and know what to look for it's pretty obvious.

[@p4ckrat]

N M Might be chemically done as well, but in any regard I agree with you. The wear was inconsistent with the outside and much of the rust looked suspiciously new.

[@p4ckrat]

- Oxidtation then lol, you know what I mean

[@Crocophant572]

Brass is a red (copper-based) metal, it's nothing like iron. It doesn't "rust", but it oxidates quite easily. The oxidation layer actually protects the metal underneath, so there won't be any pitting for a very long time. Remove the oxidation layer, and you can easily get the metal underneath to look like new. See all those green copper roofs? They're good for a century or more.

[@joncarter3817]

Thank you - I was there at that time and feel honored that you took the time to honor someone who served by this restoration. It brought tears.

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Thanks for watching Jon and for your story 👍

[@unsunken4710]

My grandpa died a couple of days ago and he was a Cold War veteran serving in the Vietnam war and Korean War and this aspired me to repair his old zippos, rings, and coins... I feel as if I fulfilled his legacy

[@AwesomeRestorations]

I'm very sorry to hear that he passed away. I think it is a beautiful thought to repair his old zippos and stuff - I'm sure it would have made him glad ❤

[@Redmar1984]

@@AwesomeRestorations Im also very sorry that happend

[@chrisrekstad3882]

I love how Zippo hasn't changed their design of their lighters even though they have been around for like 100 years!

[@idokwatcher2062]

One thing I never got was the claim it can withstand wind (and it was designed for that purpose). No zippo I had could ever withstand even a breeze.

[@robinaleksander6791]

If you find something that works why change it

[@MrSad-my3xc]

ARC Trooper7610 I also love that you have to buy special lighter fluid just to get it to work:)

[@mml2591]

@@MrSad-my3xc nooo not right. Once my zippo was empty I put in a few drops of regular Gas and it worked finde. More smoke than regular but OK..

[@chrisrekstad3882]

@@MrSad-my3xc Totaly agree! My friend Abrahim never puts the lighter fluid or flint in his Zippo bc he doesn't want to ruin it.

[@JoeyP322]

The passion in restoring something like this is emotional (to me)... it’s like bringing back to life someone’s life experience and legacy. It’s an honor to do that. You have a gift from God and I feel blessed to watch this. New subscriber

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Hey Joey - Thanks for watching my video and for your really kind words - I really appreciate it - have a nice day 👍😉

[@meneerihsan5506]

agree...

[@antchung2370]

What he says.. . 😎 Love it, great work.. Keep that shit up 👆..

[@pero3526]

@@AwesomeRestorations nó nói z vậy?

[@pero3526]

Ê t là ng việt, ai dịch dùm với

[@Meddes]

Who needs ASMR Videos when someone restore a old Zippo lighter

[@2jz899]

Yes

[@dogmonster2894]

TACO

[@williamfindspeople4341]

This Vietnam War vet says thank you.

[@Conthevidgamestarwarsnerd]

Ya

[@jacques-antoinebrooks2669]

The zippo lighter is a petty officer 3 class lighter

[@nguyenvi9628]

The general warehouse of Long Binh is an arsenal located in Bien Hoa, Dong Nai, a General warehouse Long Binh is the location of the war Commander II and the US No. 1 Logistics command, which is also the bomb depot, large American ammunition in southern Vietnam. On Oct. 28, 1966, it was the first attack of the Special Forces Division of Bien Hoa (the name of U1) into the weapons depot of the American Army in South Vietnam. Built from the middle of the year 1965. Zippo was from 68-69 to the base of the American military in Vietnam. Not only in this war that regardless of the battle of Zippo against soldiers as a soul friend. The soldier not only used Zippo to group the kitchen, which was also used in military tactical notation. For example, it's a way to remotely command the information through the secret from the teams that communicate with each other. Not only that, the Zippo lighter is used as the name tag, the American soldier carving his name on Zippo instead of the missing name tag. My grandparents told me when I let them see this video. Sorry about my English🙆🏻‍♀️

[@mi1056]

That's really interesting! Thanks for sharing :)

[@stephenbrown5844]

excellent bit of history

[@heliuspetador5190]

xin chao nguoi viet nam

[@heliuspetador5190]

: ))

[@hoangminh8761]

Xin chao

[@七-w4n]

すごい…こんなのも修理できちゃうんだ。 素晴らしい技術だと思います

[@theryangiant4340]

This lighter most likely belonged to a Navy Sailor. That is the insignia for a 3rd class petty officer in the Navy or E4 rank. It is denoted by a silver crow with one chevron underneath.

[@51WCDodge]

Not being conversant with US military set ups, did US Naval Personnel serve in ground roles in Vietnam?

[@theryangiant4340]

@@51WCDodge Probably. The Navy operates in all types of warefare. Ground, sea and air

[@51WCDodge]

@@theryangiant4340 Thanks for that the Royal Marines always used Royal Naval Signallers (They can spell and speack in more than grunts) I wondered if the US did the same.

[@theryangiant4340]

@@51WCDodge The Navy has seabees and navy seals for ground forces. Also radiomen(IT's now). This lighter probably belonged to them. But it could be anyones tbh. A loved ones lighter or something that belonged to the marines/soldiers/sailors/airmans family member or wife/girlfriend/good friend. Thats whats great about relics like these. They all tell a story that we may never know

[@zacd7266]

Captain Dankstar Also every Marine unit has Navy Hospital Corpsmen attached, could’ve been one of them.

[@0FeNNec0]

I watched every second of this, weirdly satisfying. Masterpiece.

[@MrTroll-ez1oo]

All of humanity is very unfortunate because you exist

[@ethandfortune]

I did too, it is satisfying! Zippo back to life. 🤘💪

[@MrTroll-ez1oo]

@Ethan Fortune I wish you were never born

[@diccologaming6636]

....thank you man.... My grandfather went to Vietnam & passed in 96. As I watch the whole video. All I can do is think about him. Thank you for these years of joy... All I can do is rewatch this until my tears stop. Hopefully they will never stop. Thanks again.

[@moffrow543]

Sorry, this is touching and all, but reading that then seeing your profile picture is hilarious

[@diccologaming6636]

@@moffrow543 lol it's a gaming channel glad you like my character pic from a video game...

[@shreyaprakasan3891]

The old guy who fixed up Woody in toy story; this is him now.

[@AwesomeRestorations]

ha ha 😜 ... I remember him a a little it spooky😉 👌

[@Durnelis8148]

You cannot rush art.

[@evansyed4960]

@@AwesomeRestorations what's that spray like thingy u used?

[@sneaky2866]

@@evansyed4960 its called WD 40 I believe.. It's for removing rust and other stuff... Very effective

[@basicallyimtomss]

@@sneaky2866 wd40 is great, as a motorcycler you gotta be careful with your chain and wd40 is a chain's best friend

[@CidZombie]

that glue held longer then my last relationship.

[@kickninja6658]

Wow roasted by roaster toaster

[@nicosuarez2235]

I'd told you, she was cheating on you

[@XxKiLLsHoTTxX]

R O F L M A O O L

[@strangescience3414]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@crunchykitkat7957]

than*

[@estebansanchezsevilla1930]

lads why do i always end up watching videos like these at 2am

[@houstonbigfooter]

It's 4 a.m. for me👍

[@chives3034]

True true

[@butcherbabys]

Oh shit im watchin this at 2 am!!!#

[@DaleDix]

Because there's another one recommend and you just keep clicking until you realize that it's been dark for a very long time!

[@chives3034]

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[@grahamwagner1880]

Another superb restoration video. I was impressed with the Harley lighter you did, I wasn’t even aware there were more videos. God sake son! 67 was the year I was born, that inscription choked me up a little bit. Whatever you do with your life don’t stop, you have a gift kid! Thank you for sharing brother.

[@AwesomeRestorations]

thank you Graham for your kind words :)

[@grahamwagner1880]

Awesome Restorations You’re welcome Friend. Thank you for giving new life to something so exquisite, and thank you for sharing it with all of us.

[@もち屋だよ]

磨き終えたあとも惚れ惚れするほど美しい… けど過去の遺産のように年季の入ったサビがついたZIPPOもある意味かっこいい…！ 感動しました🙏

[@bigpun4424]

I did not think that zippo was close to salvageable but your level of skill and expertise has far surpassed what I thought excellent work

[@_YZON_]

The best thing about this video is there's no music

[@muhdkhairul4307]

fk no idont like it

[@drsparky]

10:06

[@whatswiththissassylostchilld]

sniper CAT war dramatic music doesn’t count! Lol but I think he meant that annoying music and he wanted to hear lighter be scrub, be polished and sanded.

[@ForteX9]

Are you deaf?????????? Clean your ears moron.

[@ivangarate7915]

ForteX9 damn chill

[@reaping4ever423]

I never knew that Zippo Lighters were that old. The craftsmanship is beautiful. An u definitely know what you are doing! I enjoy watching you restore treasures like this so much that I had to show everyone I talked to on my way to the corner store in my neighborhood about your videos. You definitely have made a long time fan out of me .

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Thanks for watching and for your kind words I really appreciate it 👍 Nice that you spread the work in your neighborhood - Thanks :) 👌

[@kamisa7362]

Zippo lighters have been around since the 1930s.

[@reaping4ever423]

I never new that they could be so old .

[@TheMemeMachineYT]

Fun fact: WD-40 was originally invented as a rust prevention solvent for the aerospace industry. The scientists succeeded after their 40th attempt, hence the name "Water Displacement - 40".

[@hobbsgaming4043]

20k Subs oh shit that’s cool as hell

[@stormrs1286]

"I have not failed. I've just found 39 ways to not make a can of WD-40."

[@eustaceomalley6071]

The rest of that fun fact... the main ingredient in WD-40 is Fish Oil

[@ruebenaragon493]

@@stormrs1286 Edison was a real ass

[@johnnysix7162]

what's fun about that fact?

[@brendanolevnik3755]

I cringed when you painted the crest without rust removal

[@TheCleansingx]

Same..

[@fparadise1979]

@@TheCleansingx yeah... it looks rusty in the end with the rest of the lighter all shiny, i don't understand hy he did that

[@cafenightster4548]

He coulda soaked it in vinegar over night, then polished it.

[@jason200912]

He got lazy and didn't want to do more

[@thecluckinchamp]

That’s when I turned it off.

[@azur3809]

weird thing is my favourite thing about this video is that there's no music or commentary just the sound of the lighter getting cleaned. Anyone else the same or am i just weird?

[@digitaldogs6987]

I agree. Gives it a more personal approach hearing the whirl of electric buffers etc. 100% better than having music laid over it.

[@milkie_wilkie]

It’s ASMR

[@Excelsius_Cerell]

Thats the most important thing about restauration vids. I feel music or talking just distracts from the project.

[@Ensource]

The way it was shot was perfect. Realistic

[@ericwilliamson571]

My grandpa used to collect Zippo lighters, watching you restore them makes me feel close to him again. Thank you!!

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Glad to hear that! ❤

[@MJ-qd3jg]

This dude has like couple of thousands views on his videos and this one has casually 10M in 2 weeks 🤷‍♂️

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Thanks for watching and yes its pretty crazy 👍

[@Cheezy_Bunz]

MJ algorithms are tweaking out on crack all the time. They finally got their act together for awhile and showed us this

[@ruthannmarie7119]

BEAUTIFUL

[@KR34KX]

Yeah I was thinking the same. But as I said, second war items are very interesting, and this restoration is beautiful, this guy deserves it, really, thanx for the vid man.

[@thatdkguy5256]

Gotta Love that Algorithm pump.

[@joshualewis8077]

Why’d this remind me of that scene from toy story where the guy was patching up woody ?

[@red4222]

Me too

[@diobrando5993]

Joshua Lewis same guy different object

[@truthserum_cs]

😂😂

[@homelander4375]

I guess because it popped up on nearly everyones recommendation list recently

[@espada8527]

his skill is near perfection

[@perezgraham1592]

Okay everyone see you next year when this pops back into our recommendations again ✌🏻

[@akase6318]

Wkwkssk

[@Benson-en4je]

See ya 😂

[@cincay6576]

hello my guy

[@samc42]

%100 true

[@joeljbean]

See you next year! Hope everyone gets rich

[@Verrucca00]

The way you handle these things, with so much respect, makes us like you that much more. Thanks!

[@AwesomeRestorations]

I appreciate that!

[@lonewolf-ma]

i thouhgt i would have never seen this light again , after so many years in vietnam war ! remind me of many friends have gone during the battle ! one bloody hell gift , now i saw this! thanks you!

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Thanks for watching and for your kind words I really appreciate it 👍👌

[@lonewolf-ma]

@@AwesomeRestorations you make my day! thanks you! god bless you!

[@armyguy2598]

I love how you didn't change a thing with the emblem, keeping the history of the lighter untouched with all it's memories and moments within. Amazing job ❤

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Thanks for watching and for your kind words, that means a lot to me 🙂

[@masatodavidhayakawa845]

流石にえぐい。職人の技すぎる。

[@attechnology2412]

I'm from Vietnam .Thanks you because you restored war zippo in Vietnam

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Thanks for watching and for your kind words I really appreciate it 👍

[@carlkinder8201]

Hopefully it wasn't handled like the watch in Pulp Fiction...

[@sethrawbass]

I kept it up my ass

[@squirrelhillfarm9070]

Carl Kinder 😂

[@xx6aesthetic9xx47]

I dont know man, some of that brown stuff didnt look like rust.

[@davis2499]

“ he put it in one place he knew he could hide it... his ass” - Christopher Walken

[@MrJuju69]

Lol. That scene was so odd. But hilarious

[@BeerdyBruceLeeCentral]

The quote stems from the US marine corp in WW2, so i'm guessing the owner of the Zippo was a marine during the Vietnam war.

[@MrJuanTwoThree09]

Judging off of the third class pretty officer rank on the front of the lighter it's a safer bet to assume he was most likely a navy corpsman attached to a marine division, we spend so much time with the marine corps that we pick up a lot of their saying, and in turn a lot of marines see us as marines in our own right (that is if you're not utterly incompetent at your job when treating wounded marines)

[@sagardutta1057]

"We have done so much with so little for so long that now we can do anything with nothing", the quote on the lighter 🙂

[@Vortette]

Sagar Dutta forever

[@stebam3241]

Sagar Dutta word

[@jorgerosas4767]

It says "we have done so much for so long with so little that now we can do anything with nothing forever"

[@OrgBrent]

No that’s not what the lighter says Sagar

[@Shane2slo]

Oh really. It’s not like I didn’t just see that text in the video

[@joebruce4153]

best restoration channel. the only one who does it right

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Thank you Joe ❤

[@goheaddie]

I liked the rusty zippo way more it gave it actual character and like it was a piece of history

[@_dervalentin7720]

@@HolidayArt uh no? You guys are not the only ones

[@diogo99almeida]

That idea is just stupid because it would just be more damaged and in the end, just garbage. It still a piece of history, still because it was restored and not dumped.

[@AqpleTV]

I like actually like both very much, but it is a lighter, u can't us it if it stay like it was at the beginning. Now it is on its way for to make a new history for itself

[@Naplingbat]

Feeling that way is fine, as long as you understand that neither way is the "right" way.

[@_dervalentin7720]

@@AqpleTV would have been better to just make it work and not make it look like new

[@RedHexGaming]

*"We have done so much for so long with so little that now we can do anything with nothing forever"* damn.

[@steverossen2816]

Eddy l ok

[@AVOMIT]

Exactly same reaction "daamn"

[@ahmadjakarta4370]

@@AVOMIT di pbin

[@ahmadjakarta4370]

Onb

[@ahmadjakarta4370]

@Kelven Freitas ibu

[@germa2k]

I'm not even into Zippos but damn I wish I owned this one.

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Yes its beautiful 👌 - thanks for watching 😉

[@zDennii]

me too man :D it looks so awesome and with the ingravings..

[@sorinvladu7021]

I think they sell with this design

[@唐唐-o4b]

Prod. By Germa2K me too but I never use this

[@hilham89]

@@sorinvladu7021 they do. I actually seen I e the other day online. If I'm not mistaken it was around $45.

[@asunagibbs7691]

It's really admirable that you take the time to polish the inside of all the lighters you restore.

[@yves-noel-mariegonnet1043]

This video interested me a lot, for the following reasons: Excellent image quality, no music, the movements are slow enough so that we understand each step well, the work plan is constantly clean and in order, it there is an admirable care to do and finish everything thoroughly and in an exact order, the final product is: a real masterpiece, of great Art. I admire, I validate, I encourage and I say Thank you! Cette vidéo m'a beaucoup intéressée, pour les raisons suivantes: Excellente qualité d'images, pas de musique, les mouvements sont suffisamment lent pour que l'on comprenne bien chaque étape, le plan de travail est constamment propre et en ordre, il y a un soin admirable à faire et à finir chaque chose à fond et dans un ordre exacte, le produit final est: un vrai chef d'oeuvre, du grand Art. J'admire, je valide, j'encourage et je dis Merci!

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Thanks for watching and for your response I really appreciate it 😊👌👍

[@ホラークオティーク]

どんどんきれいになっていくのが楽しくて見てしまう

[@AwesomeRestorations]

どうもありがとう ;)

[@jayscybermind3284]

Comments show no shortage of negativity over one act of kindness that required nothing of them. For the record I understood the thought, that was the point and it made me smile, and there was nothing wrong with that, thankyou.

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Thanks for watching and for your words 👌

[@ketanpethe9767]

Where the negative comments at

[@leasemore6053]

Day 73 of Quarantine: I have declared restoring old zippos as my life's purpose.

[@juliaeira459]

the second luner new year in VietNam now. Today is 15th..😂😂😂

[@conquistador2]

How did that go?! Lol

[@robertgolden1080]

Outstanding work. Some Service Member carried that around with him through some seriously tough times.

[@xp3r670]

Not known for sure

[@greatestever3814]

Xp3r what you think it was ez pz? It was war bro

[@xp3r670]

@@greatestever3814 1. It might not have been from Vietnam. 2. It's not even certain that a service member had it. Face facts

[@pb222221]

@@xp3r670 3rd class Petty Officer insignia for the US Navy. With the inscription, the logical conclusion is it came from a Vietnam veteran who served in the Navy.

[@greatestever3814]

Xp3r facts? You mean your assumption? You think it was for citizens? Regardless, someone from who served acquired it. Show some respect instead of assuming it wasn’t in a “battle” 💀

[@tuanminh2282]

I'm from Vietnam, I am proud of my country 🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳

[@giangsoninh6573]

My country is VietNam and I very honor 🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Thanks for watching and for your kind words I really appreciate it 👍👌

[@hoangkute95]

Giang Sơn Đinh honoring about a zipper??

[@575drv]

Greatest of respect towards the people of Vietnam! Never attempt to know and evaluate your enemy, before you have stringently evaluated and know yourself!

[@giangsoninh6573]

575drv Thank you my friend ! I hope you can visit VietNam and meet my countryman ♥️

[@andhikapratama9388]

Noob country

[@screwsnutsandbolts]

Awesome job ! 👍🏻

[@iamsumit-qs1jp]

The best thing is that there is no background music

[@BFHPET]

there is actually lol

[@ky4459]

BFHPET I guessing he’s talking about the part where he did the cleaning

[@dakotamartin8778]

I live where Zippos are made and you did this lighter such a justice. You definitely deserve some kind of recognition for it.

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Thanks Dakota Martin :)

[@intelkore]

This is the first time I considered brushing my teeth using WD40.

[@digitaldogs6987]

😂😂😆 and a wire brush??? 😆👍

[@KayJay01]

goodbye enamel!

[@Balderoni_]

Ahhahah lmao, best comment ever 🤣

[@Xenomorphdude472]

A lighter from old Vietnam War? A perfect gift for a soldier. 🫡

[@danieltaylor1038]

Awesome resto. There's something very satisfying about watching the process of taking something tired and unusable and putting it back to good working order. Looking forward to seeing what you try next.

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Hey Daniel Thank's for watching - and yes I really think that too. I'm so happy with the outcome of the lighter myself :) ... and if you promise to not tell anybody 🙃.... It's a huge antique fire bell coming up in a few days.. i'm about to edit the video as we speak - have a nice day

[@lap3436]

i am Vietnamese. "Long Binh" is a place name of Vietnam. 67-68 is the regional control number.

[@Ikaros..]

Imagine doing this without electrical tools but by hand

[@distorteddragon9502]

I feel like it would be more fun

[@dannysplace7]

@@distorteddragon9502 "fun"

[@bakstabbath]

The only "hand made" parts now are loading/unloading the buffing and plating machines, gluing on the emblem and cleaning/boxing them. It's pretty automated but still many departments touch them.

[@strangescience3414]

Gear reduction like a potter's wheel or sharpening stone.

[@strangescience3414]

@@bakstabbath forklifts

[@Shadowo102]

Who the hell would dislike this?! I mean, it could have been left the way it was for history, but it's a lighter that deserves to be restored.

[@ScootersMum1]

I think a lot of people liked it better un-restored, I most certainly did. Not that it wasnt also cool to restore it.

[@pwhypiano]

Me : I should sleep early tonight. KZbin Recommendation : A guy restoring some rusty old stuff. Me : .... Oh well, sleep can wait.

[@ZeroCrafChanel]

Panji Wiyono so damn true

[@wojtek1895]

don't do that to yourself

[@rijoraju4909]

Nailed it bruh

[@Dragoniteofficialtube]

True

[@krzysztofrapciewicz4913]

Thats 100% me right now

[@AceGambino773]

“We have done so much for so long with so little that now we can do anything with nothing forever”

[@EdSki1970]

Foe the 30 yr marriage "She's done so much for so long with so little she is now able to do everything with Nothing!"

[@danielt.9586]

Correction: That we now can do anything*

[@pxlstudios7780]

Oh! you can repeat exactly what in the videos stood! Congrats again

[@bebieglo9897]

blasphemous

[@TranDuy999]

Việt Nam đâu rồi ? Cho tôi thấy cánh tay của các bạn ❤

[@anhchao8852]

Tôi đây

[@khanh3565]

Hú hu

[@kienbao2411]

✋✋✋✋✋✋✋✋✋✋✋✋✋😊

[@DungTran-ez4sg]

Đây đây đây

[@mulyanaahmad8655]

Huh hah

[@HitManTPanda]

As a Veteran and son of a Vietnam Veteran I know my dad would have loved to see this your work is amazing my friend keep it up. Sgt. Ernest Watson U.S. Army Special Forces,Ranger M.A.C. V S.O.G. may their memories live on through us.

[@yotunality7081]

HiTmAn ThE TrAsH pAnDa I’m going to not question your name, but thank you for your service

[@nhathao1396]

I'm Vietnamese, and i love this :'>

[@hb_khoaper7611]

Nhật Hào ke me you

[@PhuocNguyen-dh3jb]

Logo của lũ 3 que :))))

[@hoanpk]

Ê tao dịch cái câu mà in trên zippo là :" Chúng ta đã làm rất nhiều , rất lâu với kết quả rất ít , vậy nên chúng ta bây giờ sẽ chẳng làm gì mãi mãi " phải ko vậy .

[@ngoky4548]

Vật chứng lịch sử của ba văn que

[@hungdev5908]

Thắng làm vua thua làm giặc :)))) Thằng thắng trận có quyền viết lịch sử, cái gì cũng có mặt trái, mày nghĩ mày đang học sự thật 100% của lịch sử à :))))) Nếu ngày đó VNCH thắng thì chắc bây giờ khối đứa chửi cộng sản nhỉ :)))). Đó là đồ của lính Mỹ, nhìn đâu ra 3 que ??? Và mày hiểu câu tiếng Anh đó có nghĩa là gì không ??? Bớt thượng đẳng đi hỡi những con người ngu dốt.

[@infinitecuriosity9210]

The quality of it makes me say it's real deal

[@fn70aa12]

Love how u work in silence

[@ethynwarren9244]

Who else falls asleep to these at night and loses track of time whilst watching them during the day?

[@ht-us9sd]

おすすめに出てきた日本同士の物よ。🇯🇵

[@ebimayo6336]

(´･ ･`)

[@nagous7060]

^_^

[@user-ed7ok4uk9n]

マジレスすると人を指すならば物じゃなくて者ですね

[@よっちゃん-d6c]

(^O^)/

[@2kShewPlug]

English

[@Lunar-moon230]

The person who had this Zippo is up in heaven watching this guy repair his and/or her Zippo thinking “wtf thanks”

[@TeeAyMCee]

The Long Bình Warehouse is an arsenal located in Bien Hoa, Dong Nai, built by the US in the middle of 1965. The Long Bình Warehouse has an area of ​​about 24 km2, located about 20 km east of Saigon, from the citadel. Biên Hòa street is about 7 km. The Long Bình General Warehouse is home to the No. 2 Field Command and the US Logistics Command No. 1, which is also the largest US bomb and ammunition warehouse in southern Vietnam. On October 28, 1966, the place where the first ambush of Biên Hòa special forces (codename U1) took place in the US military arsenal in South Vietnam. This Zippo is very first year of Long Bình Warehouse. It may belong to somebody who used to be that place.

[@Boss.lxp82]

Tee-Ay MCee wow

[@edol5017]

Good info

[@shanebartlett2478]

The quote at the end left me in tears. This was amazing. 🤘🏻😭

[@rjaybruhh]

*_Thats prob worth millions since it's even restored and so rare and old. Who else in the world would have a perfect one fully restored?! Exactly!!_*

[@ModernMessiah]

The pawn shop would give you $2. "Millions" 😂😂

[@phyisck5235]

@Totally Rad Dude could easily be fakes

[@phyisck5235]

@Totally Rad Dude because if it is a real vietnam zippo they can go for 40-100 dollars even more expensive if its a dated lighter when the french were in vietnam

[@phyisck5235]

@Totally Rad Dude its also easy to trick tourist so they buy real zippos from that time period and engrave it with a real persons name and a phrase then sell for more

[@phyisck5235]

Its not even difficult to engrave a lighter

[@teotutien]

From Việt Nam With love 🇻🇳❤️

[@repsolracing3559]

Ko biết người phục hồi là vn hay nước ngoài

[@teotutien]

@@repsolracing3559 chắc người nước ngoài

[@aevlog828]

@@repsolracing3559 tôi cũng tò mò như bạn

[@streetDAOC]

The crow you see with the chevron is a “third class petty officer” E4 in the US Navy. Very cool lighter :)

[@chrishamblett945]

Probably an HM3 in Vietnam with the quotes context

[@IceManGav1]

Man, I would love one of those lol

[@transongky3901]

CORRECT.

[@IStoleYourBagels]

It looks so damn nice!

[@deadghost50ify]

How a BM would restore it, “ight.... Sand it, prime it and slap some haze grey on it. Good as new”

[@brianlong3736]

I came across one of your videos over the weekend, now I cant stop watching them!

[@MehdiScent]

Great job mate .... I don’t understand dislikes 😏😐

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Thanks for watching and for your words I really appreciate it 👍

[@NgocNamNguyenHcm]

Dislikes are every where. So just ignore them :)

[@murugen1981]

May be lazysss😊

[@anas.g]

All was great until the eagle, it's totally unfinished and doesn't look wright, if am wrong can you please explain why you left it that way ???

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

Dislikes were from Viet Cong.

[@Mr-eb8th]

Отличная работа Сэр, этой вещи теперь место в музее

[@yoda6962]

Oh that’s my lighter I lost back in Vietnam if you can kindly mail it to me it would be much appreciated.

[@AwesomeRestorations]

ha ha 👌

[@yoda6962]

Awesome Restorations lol great video!

[@PhamMinhTuan1986]

😂

[@aniellyaraujo9669]

Nice try

[@R-E-D-A-C-T-E-D.]

Anielly Araújo it was just a joke btw

[@mgarstka]

That's a USN Petty Officer 3rd Class. Your attention to the details are amazing, as well as your respect of the item you are bringing back to life.

[@guilhermealexandre4129]

So that's why my toothbrush is tasting so strange.

[@AwesomeRestorations]

😂😂👌

[@bleach9859]

I dont get it

[@guilhermealexandre4129]

@@bleach9859 1:48

[@bleach9859]

@@guilhermealexandre4129 ooooooh i see it now

[@mightwork7580]

Love your profile picture

[@loyalram4363]

3rd class petty officer “crow”. It’s probably was made by some Vietnamese store in Saigon, is my guess. Over the top items like this re sold outside of every Navy base in the US.

[@loyalram4363]

When I say “made,” I mean they took zippo lighters and embellished them with the “crow” for instance, and maybe the etched words.

[@seepagemuck7793]

Right, and why paint the Chevron black? It's not to be highlighted apart from the crow...

[@loyalram4363]

Seepage Muck the restorer did do a nice job overall.

[@deletdis6173]

That's the first thing I said to myself when I saw the thumbnail, "That's a third class crow..." :D

[@carlosm.munozramirez1351]

Trumpert

[@AceticTWO]

This is a message for the future: I will see you in the future through recommendations. See ya again!

[@olegsagaydak1898]

The future is now, old man

[@デューゴブェル]

Thank you for your reply. I watch it every day. I recently became a fan. I am cheering from Japan. 日本から応援してます😊

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Thank you for watching daily 😉👍

[@bluecollarcanuck]

4:39 Gotta love those Dremels. Been one of my favorite tools for a couple of decades now. There's a longer (complete?) version of that expression that a few of us ex-troopies learned: "We, the unwilling, led by the ignorant, are attempting to do the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much for so long, with so little, that we can now do anything with nothing."

[@ThuyLe-mb9fp]

Very beautiful

[@voizy1136]

How tf you did this I don’t know, but this is the best thing I’ve ever seen

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Thanks 😊

[@CaptnCrunch247]

He has a bunch of videos of lighter restorations of all types.. If you enjoyed this one, you should check out some of the other ones 😉

[@TrucNguyen-nz8tn]

I am Vietnamese and I feel proud of the proud history of the nation ❤

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Thanks for watching Truc 👍❤😉

[@ObtuseMoose-mt3jr]

Truc Nguyen but it’s an American lighter?

[@gengarlord9898]

Obtuse Moose2017 😂😂😂 lmao

[@nguyenhoangphucluan8059]

@@ObtuseMoose-mt3jr whatever but this still the memory of "falied America" 😛

[@cuoilachinh8710]

Very meaningful video, from vietnam💚

[@rh8544]

すっげえ、、！超感動した😳

[@ポコっちょ]

凄い！感動しました

[@giuseppecaiamauro7136]

This flame returns to illuminate the still alive memory of an eagle that returns to fly, for the courage of who, has given his blood and his life for the Country. This flame will never go out!! A hug from Italy. 💗

[@CreatorCade]

Not gonna lie that was pretty damn poetic.

[@kaimast5748]

this is from the vietnam war... one of america’s biggest humiliations and one of the most pointless and brutal wars we ever fought in.

[@remusvang3622]

.......

[@jonathanming_bike]

Kai Mast acreed

[@JackNPag]

Great job again, Sir. I just adore your lighters’ restoration vids, although this one is a fake Zippo again… Still, I am enjoying your vid again!

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Glad you like them!

[@quachthanhtam1738]

This is a zippo for a soldier from southern Vietnam. "Long Bình" was the name of a place in southern Vietnam at that time. According to the information on the zippo it was 1967-1968

[@igorsvacic217]

-" We have done so much, for so long with so little, that we can do now anything with nothing forever." Vietnams war justifications aside, americans have allways been great with pulling those isnpiring quotes, even when they served to mask stupidity. Cheers from Croatia to my American fellows And Vietnamese too

[@ddd_4724]

知識は役に立ちますね！！ 素晴らしいと思いました

[@kid2619]

日本人じゃないな

[@OnlySlightyRadioactive]

I burst into tears at the end. The horror and tragedy of war was suddenly too vivid in my mind to bear. Impressive restoration, thanks for the vid.

[@AwesomeRestorations]

Thanks for watching Robyn 👍👌

[@kyril98741]

I think you could do more about that eagle. It like unfinished to me.

[@IFeastOnGlue]

@Ryan Hoover Explain a little more. That's the point because he'll do it in another video?

[@KB4QAA]

@@IFeastOnGlue The entire emblem should be the same color. Either all black or all oxidized silver.

[@theveganenemy]

The owner probably wanted to keep something original to it. If you wipe it all clean it ends up wiping off the memories too. Because then you can never touch the surface that you did when it was with you on these adventures.

[@chrishorne4492]

Looks like a Navy 3rd class petty officer crow and chevron.

[@erinhorne3162]

I know that this is totally unrelated to the video, but, do you know a Dennis Horne?

[@Allyxoxo3]

Chris Horne it is

[@kevingordon669]

Right on! I earned mine years ago

[@Peacheater707]

Willing to bet this guy was a corpsman

[@bigtasty4410]

The dirty eagle would have looked nice on the clear metal too

[@monke8773]

69 likes Nice

[@yashwanthgowda4483]

No BGM no talking just pure work now that's a video