It's the grown up fidget toy.

It's because of the klick.

@@nobody2021 i just did the same 1 minute test on my IMCO 6700 and though it gets a tad warm it wasn't as hot that I couldn't hold it in my hand properly, only the top was temporary hot but that makes sense since that is where the flame is.

I've been carrying the 6700 daily for the past two decades. Just a "new" chineese one, It works flawlessly, just don't get fuel on the striking wheel, then it won't spark before a proper cleaning and drying... :D

Zippos have a presence in pop culture and the zippo partnership with the US military in wwii gave them a reliable reputation that they have carried through history. The imcos never got the spotlight that zippos had but imo they are both great lighters

I cleaned up one of my IMCO 6600s and tested it with a new flint to see how many times it would light in a row. I had to stop after 50 strikes because it was getting too hot.

No shit Sherlock. Pro tip: Don't tighten the screw excessively (no need to) just tighten and loosen it with your thumb nail.

I use it to pry open the tops on fuel bottles, but that’s about it. I don’t baby mine, but it’s thin brass, not a screwdriver. All you’re going to do is beat it up if you’re tightening it that much. It only needs to be tight enough to fit in the casing.

Come on man, how many of us will find ourselves that high in the mountains needing a source of fire? People who will, already got that.

I just have mine hand tight.

IMCO CLASSIC DESIGN Cigarette OIL Lighter SUPER 6700P from JAPAN IMCO is a Worldwide Cigarette Lighter Manufacture Company since 1918 (until 2012) in Austria IMCO does Not Exist Now. Windmill Co,, Ltd JAPAN is Manufacturing this SUPER 6700P from 2013 The Collaboration of the Traditional Craftmanship, the Excelling Industrial Design and the Latest Technology by Windmill AMAZING QUALITY (Precision 0.01mm + High Quality Material + Advanced Manufacturing Technology) CLASSIC DESIGN, BEAUTIFUL DESIGN and COOL DESIGN by IMCO (Since 1918) Sale : TSUGE Manufacture Co,. Ltd (Since 1936) JAPAN Manufacture : Windmill Co,, Ltd (Since 1920) JAPAN Type : Flint Type Oil Lighter. Brand : IMCO Size : W 3.0 cm , H 6.3 cm, T 1.8 cm Weight : 38 gram Material : Stainless Steel + Aluminum Alloy. Main Material is a Stainless Steel for the Making More Strongly + Protect a Rust Specification : Wind Proof Quality : This SUPER 6700P is High Quality and Stronger than the Original SUPER 6700P www.ebay.com/itm/IMCO-CLASSIC-DESIGN-Cigarette-OIL-Lighter-SUPER-6700P-/113607525223?_ul=ID I just read this

So glad to hear it was helpful thank you for the comment

I forgot this. 6:24 You just need the screwdriver the first time, then tight the flint spring screw with your thumb, it will be easy to unscrew it with your thumb the next time

I recently did tests on an all-brass Zippo (supposedly the best for fuel retention) and an old Austrian IMCO 6600. Both with all new cotton bacon and properly routed wicks. The Zippo lasted 27 days, while the IMCO lasted 54 days - literally twice as long.

@@Beery1962 Thank you! I've been looking for any kind of fuel retention test on the IMCO and had a real hard time finding anything, you've been of great help with your test

@@wezerd Good timing! I just completed a second test on another bunch of lighters. The results were surprising, because one lighter waaaay outlasted the others: Long-term evaporation test of various lighters 2. All lighters except #1 stored upright. Light each lighter once per day for 1 second. Start date: Wednesday, 10 - 31 - 2022 1. JMCO Patent a IFA “MADE IN AUSTRIA”, new IMCO wick running the length of fuel tank, original rayon replaced with 1 strip cotton bacon. 2. IMCO Triplex, old style fuel tank, new IMCO wick running the length of fuel tank with a curl at the bottom end, original rayon replaced with 1 strip cotton bacon. 3. IMCO-Triplex Junior“MADE IN AUSTRIA”, new style fuel tank, new IMCO wick running the length of fuel tank with a curl at the bottom end, original rayon replaced with 1 strip cotton bacon. 4. IMCO Streamline, new IMCO wick running the length of fuel tank with a curl at the bottom end, original rayon replaced with 1 strip cotton bacon. 5. IMCO-Triplex Super, Chinese “Come of Vienna Austria”, new IMCO wick running the length of fuel tank with a curl at the bottom end, original rayon replaced with 1 strip cotton bacon. 6. Zippo Solid Brass, original wick with 1 strip of cotton bacon split into 4 pieces and layered with wick wound through the layers as per Zippo instructions. Test after 3 weeks: All lighters functioning. Day 27: lighter 6 out. Test after 4 weeks: All remaining lighters functioning. Day 31: lighters 6 and 5 out. Test after 5 weeks: Day 35: lighters 6, 5, and 4 out. Day 39: lighters 6, 5, 4, and 2 out. Test after 6 weeks: Day 42: lighters 6, 5, 4, 2, and 3 out. Test after 19 weeks (March 13) Remaining lighter still functioning 19 weeks, 4 days: day 137 (March 17) Lighter 1 out. All lighters out.

@@Beery1962 amazing! Maybe consider making a video about it and sharing it, I think think this information would be appreciated by many.

ive been using them for 2 decades, I get about 5 years out of a japaneese version. One lost the teeth on the strike wheel over time, another became loose in the hinge pins making the mechanism jam, a third one just started randomly jamming the strike wheel half turn... But 20$ for 5 years daily use as a smoker is good enough for me! :D

I definitely do not think the quality is there as much as the ones made in Austria but out of the Chinese versus Japanese ones the Japanese ones are definitely better

Mine has both, lol, IMCO pat lettering AND the 5 star pattern. Maybe I got some Frankenstein Hybrid? 🤪

Btw, the imco lighters are far superior than the zippos design wise. No offense cause I like zippos too. It's just the imco triplex lighters are so well thought & designed. The way you open the lighter for flint change feels like you are reloading a gun. and the ingenious design of single hand operation, and the stand alone candle... They were the choice of German soldiers during the second world war. Such a shame for such a great lighter company to go out of business. Zippos got famous for its intense appearances in Hollywood movies. Their value is more of its iconic American culture than practicality.

Tq for the info...

I recently did tests on an all-brass Zippo (supposedly the best for fuel retention) and an old Austrian IMCO 6600. Both with all new cotton bacon and properly routed wicks. The Zippo lasted 27 days, while the IMCO lasted 54 days - literally twice as long. The IMCO flint mechanism works fine, even on my 1920s and 1930s versions. The insides only rust if they get exposed to damp for long periods - and even a well rusted IMCO can be cleaned up with dishwashing soap and it will still work fine. The flint mechanism may be more intricate than a Zippo's, but you don't need any tools to replace the flint, and I've never seen an IMCO lighter whose flint mechanism had failed. More intricate doesn't necessarily mean weaker or less reliable.

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They are even faking the IMCO PAT. thanks to KZfaq. On the bottoms I've seen "VIENNA - AUSTRIA," "COME OF AUSTRIA," "FROM AUSTRIA," also bottoms where the country of origin is simply left blank, bottoms with "serial numbers" or other codes etc. I can't tell a fake one from a real one, other than if you buy used vintage on ebay, you are going to get a clone. Especially when there are numerous videos detailing how to spot a reproduction and the counterfeiters learn and make better counterfeits based on this information. Just because it says "VIENNA," or *"MADE IN"* instead of "COME OF" or "FROM" Austria, that doesn't mean the imitators haven't just changed the wording based on public info. It doesn't cost them any more money to do it and then they'll sell more fakes because people will think they're real because the ads have pictures of "IMCO PAT.," "VIENNA AUSTRIA" and the ads say NOS - New Old Stock. I purchased mine from ebay, knowing it would most likely be a copy. It arrived in IMCO packaging, cheap looking but branded. The leaflet insert and packaging is very up front about the lighter being made in China - by IMCO. I know the company went out of business in 2012, supposedly old stock is floating around but who knows, unless you carbon date them you have no idea what is and what isn't. Supposedly whatever company in China is claiming that they are continuing production under the IMCO name, making it seem very official if not believable. I have also heard that the company is being revived by makers in Japan, which I have not seen. I don't know what is genuine validated company merchandise and what isn't, if the continued production is legit or an elaborate fake. Mine feels cheap, had sharp edges that I had to file down, and works 1st time 90% of the time, so long as I have a fresh fill-- which I do every week and a half or so. I don't get 3 weeks fuel out of it. It is a cheap product anyway, so how expensive can a legit one feel? Mine is certainly a lower quality copy of the original but probably a legitimate product albeit to lower standards. It works well enough for me at the cost, around $20 give or take, and unless the genuine article is completely stellar, I can't see spending a ton of money for a vintage used model. I've only seen one ebay offer that looked very genuine because the seller took time to take pictures detailing how his was real compared to other fakes, and in the end he basically said he didn't give a shit if you didn't believe him lol.

I can't imagine that WD-40 would hurt the letter but it is a flammable product so use as little as humanly possible make sure you wipe it down

You're mostly right. you don't need a screwdriver for a zippo you can just use your fingers or a small coin to unscrew it and its designed for that. Using the case itself will ruin the finish of most decent cases like polished ones or coated ones. Also for the prepper guy. All zippos DO have a flint holder. That bottom felt you talked about has a hole right in the middle of it specifically to hold an extra flint. Also if the current flint is getting low you can often fit another one in the flint tube.

As I've said a couple of times in this thread, I recently did tests on an all-brass Zippo (supposedly the best for fuel retention) and an old Austrian IMCO 6600. Both with all new cotton bacon and properly routed wicks. The Zippo lasted 27 days, while the IMCO lasted 54 days - literally twice as long. Admittedly, that was my best result with an IMCO (I tested 9 different lighters), but all my IMCOs outlasted the Zippo. There is no substitute for an IMCO.

Where can i find a original imco 6700 these days ?

@@SP-tp7pw I live in Australia (not Austria!) and all I see on eBay is fake, fake, fake, fake.

ShelterMe dude I bought a 6800 and a 6700 off AliExpress.. and I am completely blown away with the quality. They are two of the best lighters in my collection and I have many Zippos and a few that are $50-$100 and these Imcos are my favorite. Strike on first use every time. Mine say “from Austria” and both have imco pat, but instructions in Chinese. Anyways totally happy and highly recommend.

Unfortunately I've never researched if try to find out how old they are I'm sure there's something online but from what I've understood is that they're very hard to tell because they were made very similar all the way through the time but thank you for your comment I really appreciate hopefully somebody on here can help you

Also confused so wat do i fill imco with like the refill and how

If you never learnt; its basically a push bikes inner tire tube cut into a section.

Hey check eBay there’s a guy selling originals for 17 bucks

Steel

@@tateabdon1 So lets say i remove some rust with vinegar or something else. What do I use after to protect and make the steel look good?

@@dabomb5505 I would hit a local auto parts store and see if they have some metal polish usually that works pretty well but don't get anything too aggressive as it will probably take off to finish completely

@@tateabdon1 Yes I ordered a tube of polish and it removes little rust at the same time and protects. Well atleast thats what it says :D thanks for the help man.

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Hooray! I already have my authentic Austrian Imco! Thank you for the advice!

ebay.com

www.tsugepipe.co.jp/ec/products/list/126 It says it bought the right to produce after importing the original IMCO for 40 years and IMCO stopping the production.

yes it is and that is where they renamed them and send them back out