I have not seen any fakes trying to emulate the older style emblem so generally they are trying to copy the one with just a D and the wings. The newer lighters have either just a D with wings or no emblem at all. They will not get any higher and if you notice the ridges getting higher towards the hinge side its probably fake. On some real ligne 2s it looks like its slanting back up if the photo is at a slight angle, but they should taper downward and stay relatively the same size until the end. This isnt an entirely reliable way to tell unless the picture shows that portion of the lighter clearly. Ive been able to use this method of determining fakes without having to actually see the bottom of a lighter, which is useful if youre buying online Visual Cues.Īnother thing to remember is that real vintage ligne 2s are somewhat easy to spot if they have the shorter style filnt ridges. The tell-tale sign is the lettering on bottom but Ive noticed that on a lot of fake ligne 2s, the ridging on the top of the flint cover is almost u shaped in the middle, kind of like a ligne 1s, but to a lesser extent.Ī real L2 is always a downward slant and never slants back up again.
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