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HALLMARKS - U. S. Militaria Forum This section includes photographic illustrations and or information regarding the manufacturer codes and hallmarks seen on various types of U S military insignia
Lordship Industries hallmarks - US MILITARIA FORUM Does anyone know the time period that Lordship Industries Products used the hallmark "Lordship NY-GI"?????? I believe it to be sometime in the 1980's Thanks for the help! Mark sends
Clarification on the Robbins Flying R Hallmark - US MILITARIA FORUM The earliest hallmark I know of is the incised hallmark that appears on certain pin back insignia as shown on the examples below Robbins used several different hallmarks and made a lot of insignia, especially for the Boy Scouts
G23 Hallmark - HALLMARKS - U. S. Militaria Forum IRA Green Insignia maufacturing goes back to 1943 As far as I know they used the hallmark 3G in the 1950's and later used G23 in the 1960's and later During the Vietnam era G23 would be correct They did make sterling badges up until the mid 1960's when they switched to 1 20th Silver Filled Current badges have no silver content
List of Manufacturers of U. S. Metal Emblems - US MILITARIA FORUM - All currently certified contractors who have been assigned a manufacturer’s hallmark code have been included However, a number of those do not make metal emblems and they are flagged with their specialty (textile, decal, bullion, plaque) See the code list for more detail
Obsolete officers gold UDT badge with seldom seen hallmark The officer (gold) and enlisted (silver) UDT badges were short lived and became obsolete after everyone began wearing the officer (gold) Trident and the enlisted (silver) Trident also became obsolete Some of the enlisted sailors took their silver Tridents to a jeweler and had them gold plated so
A Clarification of WWII Bell Trading Post Hallmark for Airborne Wings Their hallmark was an upright sign post with an arrow pointing east and a sign with a bell hanging from the arrow To answer your question about Bell Jump wings being made or issued during WWII, I do not know
GEMSCO AGO G2 jump wings -When used and what meaning? Fellow collectors, I am on a quest to determine when GEMSCO used the hallmark GEMSCO AGO G2 on their insignia We have all seen these markings on numerous badges Curiously I have never seen just G2 used by itself which should be correct for GEMSCO in the 1960-1965 timeframe Also GEMSCO used G22
USAAF and USN WW2 era WINGS hallmarks - US MILITARIA FORUM Maybe this can start a pinned thread I started a small library of hallmarks of wings as I find them and posted them on my website here: I know a few of the rather rarer hallmarks have escaped me Most of these hallmarks are from wings in my collection with a few images "borrowed" off of ebay htt
H H IMPERIAL QUESTION - WING BADGES - U. S. Militaria Forum H H and Imperial wings hallmarked wings are relatively common I wouldn't call them rare by an stretch of the imagination Remember, 1943-1944 were pretty much the peak of US aviation, as the war would end early in 1945 One could quibble, but I suspect that by that time, H H was churning out a ton of product every month