On some real ligne 2's it looks like it's 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. Vintage.JPG (16.4 KiB) Viewed 101918 times This isn't an entirely reliable way to tell unless the picture shows that portion of the lighter clearly.
I've been able to use this method of determining fakes without having to actually see the bottom of a lighter, which is useful if you're buying online Visual Cues. A real L2 is always a downward slant and never slants back up again. The tell-tale sign is the lettering on bottom but I've noticed that on a lot of fake ligne 2's, the ridging on the top of the flint cover is almost 'u' shaped in the middle, kind of like a ligne 1's, but to a lesser extent. There's been numerous guides out there to fakes and the best way I think is to look around for some pictures of fakes and compare them side-by-side. This is a general buyers guide, describing not only counterfeits, but things to look out for in general. Dupont, French luxury manufacturer of lighters, pens, leather goods, cufflinks, belts.
