Hi guys,

I have a question:
Was the M-132a1 Zippo ever used in the US Army beside in Vietnam.
I mean, when was it withdrawn from service ?
Was it still in active service in the seventies ?

Gé

Hi
Here's what I've found in a Army Chemical Review article :
"The M132 was a valuable contribution to the American war effort in Vietnam. Modifications based
on the M10 turret later came to be major components of riverine strategy as Navy vessels were mounted with flamethrowers. However, the M132 flamethrower design was not retained in the U.S. military. And in the 1980s, flame weapons were gradually phased out of U.S. Army and Navy inventories"
The full article (in PDF format) can be found here:
http://www.wood.army.mil/chmdsd/pdfs/Summer%2008/Ringquist-3.pdf

HTH
Frenchy

Hi Frenchy,

Sorry for not reacting to your mail on monday !
Thanks for you link, it was very helpfull.
I''ve spend to last two days looking for info on the web regarding my question, but it's very hard to find.
Still haven't found in what year the M-132a1 Zippo was called obsolete !!
Well, must keep on looking !!

Gé

The M10-8 flame gun, along with all the other flame throwers and the servicing units, were removed from the US Army Equipment Data Sheets for Chemical Munitions (TM 43-0001-26-2) on 29 April 1982 "due to obsolescence, lack of Army requirement, or logistics transfer (LOG TRF) to another commodity command." So sometime before then.