This U.S. Air Force Zippo Lighter features a Brushed Chrome finish, and is a genuine Zippo product manufactured in Bradford, PA. Every Zippo product we sell is brand new, sealed in Zippo's original packaging, and comes with the famous Zippo Lifetime Guarantee - "It works or we fix it free!" This item usually ships within 1 to 2 business days. Members of the Air Force Academy’s class of 1959, the first to enter the Academy, chose the falcon as their mascot, believing it embodied the characteristics they had come to associate with the US Air Force: speed, power, grace, vigilance, regal bearing, and a noble history. Interestingly, the falcon is the only performing mascot in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and is the pride of the Air Force Academy.