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
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
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
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
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
HALLMARKS - Page 2 - 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
Vanguard Industries Insignia Hallmarks - US MILITARIA FORUM The Vanguard hallmark on the air crew wing is 1950s as you have the code 1V on each side of the V The captain bars look like they have the code V21 on each side of the V so this would date it from the 1960s on
im confused over my vanguard wings - US MILITARIA FORUM This was the official hallmark of Vanguard till the current logo seen on present packaging came into being in 1983 Prior to that they used the block letter logo on Air Force wings (post WWII) and script or block on Navy wings (WWII)
USAAF and USN WW2 era WINGS hallmarks - US MILITARIA FORUM I know through previous threads there has been ongoing questions surrounding the authenticity and legitimacy of LG Balfour wings that also have an "S" struck below the LGB hallmark Back in the mid-90's I was able to purchase two complete salesman sample cases of Balfour insignia which came directly from the son of a Balfour salesman who worked for Balfour during WW2 and beyond One case