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HALLMARKS - U. S. Militaria Forum Please start any discussions in the general "HALLMARKS" board The "Reference" sub-board is compiled information from multiple threads that form a reference topic for different hallmarks, and responding to them is restricted They are listed alphabetically by hallmark name
List of Manufacturers of U. S. Metal Emblems - Prior to introduction of The Institute of Heraldry’s certification program many items were marked only with metal content marks (e g “Sterling”, “1 20 10K GF”) or bore no mark at all Current regulations (AR 672-8) require use of the manufacturers’ “hallmark” (TIOH certification code) on Army items
Bell Trading Post of Albuquerque, NM: company history The Bell Indian Trading Post was a company born out of the imagination and entrepreneurial ambition of Jack Michelson and his wife Mildred Bell Michelson Jack was born in St Louis, MO in 1900 Jack made his way to Albuquerque, New Mexico sometime during the 1920s, which had a nascent Jewish com
Balfour (L. G. Balfour) - US MILITARIA FORUM I would date the Senior Parachutist Badge as most likely made in the 1950’s Below the senior are two basic wings The bottom one is marked LGB Sterling and the one above it is marked BALFOUR Sterling 1B which is the later hallmark Five of these wings have the distinctly different design found on some older parachute wings
GEMSCO AGO G2 jump wings -When used and what meaning? Their hallmark was a wreath surrounding the name, GEMSCO As far as I can tell that is the earliest hallmark for this company That symbol continued to be used on papers and cards up until the time they went out of business Other hallmarks used were GEMSCO N Y and GEMSCO STERLING These are seen on WWII period insignia
USAAF and USN WW2 era WINGS hallmarks - US MILITARIA FORUM This is the mark most commonly encountered on almost all rank and branch insignia The hallmark is raised and in most cases rather crudely done The crudeness is a feature of almost all wartime K G Luke hallmarks There are the occasional marks that are well rendered but they are the exception
Hilborn Hamburger (H H) - REFERENCE (Listed in Alphabetical Order . . . In the spring of '34, Warner Bros filmed a movie aboard the USS Arizona Starring Jimmy Cagney, Pat O'Brien, and future "Titanic survivor" Gloria Stuart, it was a decent enough flick and with lots of predictable plot: Cagney is the trouble maker tough guy, Pat O'Brien, the mature and level-headed
Lordship Industries hallmarks - U. S. Militaria Forum - The HLP-GI brooch hallmark are circa 1967 through the 1970's The company changed it's name from "His Lordship Products Inc " to "Lordship Industries" in this timeframe I don't know the exact date but I think around 1977 to early 1978 - The LI-GI brooch hallmark are circa early to late 1980's
Meyer: N. S. Meyer - REFERENCE (Listed in Alphabetical Order) - U. S . . . Today I was going through some of the new posts and on several I came across questions regarding the N S Meyer hallmark Particularly it was asked which hallmarks were used by N S Meyer on DIs DUIs during World War II? Several members mentioned the one hallmark with the company name and the Meyer shield