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IMHO it's a toy. It'll work, and start a few fires, but it's not the sort of gizmo you want to trust your safety to in an emergency. Might be useful to start a boy or girl in bushcraft education though.
IMA SOL MAN
Flashlight Enthusiast
I wonder if they got permission from SUREFIRE to use the name, otherwise...potential lawsuit.
Normally I'd agree. But in this case, there should be a space between Sure and Fire. Also, one word plus all caps = They're misrepresenting this as a SUREFIRE product.
But Zippo is a huge company. Likely bigger with more profits and lawyers than SUREFIRE. So, no surprise that SF hasn't sued them yet. Likely never will.
Trademarks generally exist within a given industry. Like there's a "Maglite" out there that's a brand name for a magnesium compound. If Zippo started making flashlights or silencers called Surefire only then it'd be a trademark infringement, as far as I know.
IMA SOL MAN
Flashlight Enthusiast
Well then, I guess SUREFIRE is clear to produce the "ZIPPO" flashlight, with an output hot enough to light a cigarette.
That was my initial thought also, but then I found this.......
Worked much better than I thought it would.
Already done! Decades ago!
SUREFIRE M6. Literally hot enough to light a giant sheet of paper on fire. A simple cig. stands no chance! 🔥
IMA SOL MAN
Flashlight Enthusiast
Yes, but it didn't have the word "ZIPPO" stamped on it. I'm talking about turn about is fair play. ZIPPO used SUREFIRE's name, so now SF gets to retaliate in kind.
I'm thinking the guys in the boardroom at ZIPPO thought that by having both names associated with it, they could get both brand's collectors to buy it. That is who I see being the majority of buyers here, or at least, a large part of the market. If you are a SUREFIRE and/or ZIPPO collector, you better get this product quick, before it goes out of production or ZIPPO gets forced to drop the SUREFIRE name off the packaging. I foresee this item becoming a very hot collectable if either thing happens.
Output was crap, and it was an incandescent instead of an LED.
Honestly, with so many different aftermarket, as well as in-house inserts for Zippo lighters; I wish they'd make a new batch of Zippo in-house flashlight inserts. Latest LED, make it USB-C rechargeable. Pop one into a cool Zippo case, toss that into a Zippo leather belt pouch.... Ultimate minimalist EDC flashlight.
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