Original Item: Lighters could be customized with regimental cyphers and engravings, and were purchased by GIs returning home as a memento of their military service in the specific theatre of operation.

A genuine Vietnam or pre-Vietnam war era windproof lighter by Vulcan of Japan. Includes the original fabric lined box. It is engraved for a sailor on the USS Navasota (AO-106) was an Ashtabula-class replenishment oiler that served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1973.