Memento Mori- Customized Brass Lighter (Armor Case)

Memento Mori... What's it mean to you? Telling someone "remember you will die" can have such a dark and unwelcoming connotation to it, but I guess that all depends on your outlook on life. The statement really should be one that arouses you to do the most that you can with the time that you have. Every single second of it...   This is a solid brass Zippo Armor Case. Armor Cases are 1.5 times thicker than that of Zippo's standard offerings. Made by them in 2024, it came with a stonewashed finish initially.    This is the first time that I have every fully customized a lighter with a continuation of artwork on each side. The artwork on this piece has been heavily pieced together to communicate the message that I was going for, all while keeping a classy, distinguished look to it.   On the front of the Zippo, you'll find an illustration of a skull atop books with a candle burning over it. For me, that alone has so much symbolization to it. The opposite side features similar artwork to the