Zippo Wild West Skeleton Design Lighter, Brushed Brass (48519) in El Paso

The Zippo Wild West Skeleton Design Lighter (48519) is a genuine windproof, refillable brass pocket lighter finished in Brushed Brass, carrying a Color Image scene of a skeletal cowboy and his companion plus the unmistakable Zippo click. Like every Zippo, it is made in Bradford, Pennsylvania. El Paso Smoke Shops carries it across our 10 El Paso, TX locations, where our Hosts stock and handle Zippo lighters every day. This one ships empty and ready for fuel, not pre-filled.

The Wild West Skeleton Design, Up Close

The 48519 uses Zippo’s Color Image printing process to wrap a skeletal cowboy and his trusty companion across a barren frontier landscape, rendered in muted sepia tones. It is part of Zippo’s Wild West Skeleton design family, a nod to the rugged, unforgiving spirit of the American frontier. The full-color image sits on the front of the case, while the back stays open for the optional personal engraving Zippo offers. It is a collector-friendly graphic lighter that still works as a everyday carry tool.

Built Windproof, Made to Refill

Zippo lighters earn the windproof name from the windscreen chimney built around the wick and flame basket, which keeps the flame burning in a breeze where an ordinary lighter would blow out. You light it with the classic flintwheel and snap the lid closed to extinguish it, which starves the flame of oxygen without cutting the fuel. The 48519 is refillable for a lifetime of use: it arrives empty, so before the first light you saturate the packing with Zippo premium lighter fluid (do not overfill), reassemble the insert, and let it absorb for a minute or two. Stock up on Zippo premium lighter fluid when you pick up the lighter, since it is sold separately.

The Brushed Brass Finish and How It Ages

Brushed Brass is a solid-brass case with a soft directional grain rather than a high-polish mirror. Zippo applies a protective coating that prevents tarnish out of the box, and that coating gradually wears with handling, after which the exposed brass develops a natural patina that many collectors prize. To keep it clean, rub gently along the grain with a light-duty Scotch-Brite pad in the same direction as the brushing, and never use a steel scouring pad. The patina is a normal, expected characteristic of real brass, not a defect.

Zippo's Lifetime Guarantee and Easy Maintenance

Every Zippo windproof lighter carries Zippo’s famous lifetime guarantee: it works or Zippo fixes it free. If the mechanism ever fails, you send it to Zippo and they repair it free of charge, no receipt and no time limit required (the guarantee covers function, not decorative artwork or surface scratches). Day-to-day upkeep is simple. The flint is a wear item that an average user changes every few weeks, so keep replacement flints on hand. The wick should be trimmed once or twice a year and only needs swapping for a replacement wick after it has been trimmed a few times or stops lighting cleanly.

The Zippo Wild West Skeleton 48519 pairs collectible Color Image art with the dependable, repairable hardware Zippo has built in Bradford, Pennsylvania for decades. El Paso Smoke Shops stocks it at select stores among our 10 El Paso, TX locations, so check the live availability on this page to see which El Paso store has it, then add fuel before your first light. Lighters are a 21+ purchase and require a valid photo ID.