camelgreen44 Posted December 31, 2011 Share #1 Posted December 31, 2011 Ran across this wing at a antique mall jewelers case and purchased it yesterday. I originally saw it about a year ago. The dealer/jeweler showed me a little group that had belonged to his wifes uncle who was AAC but not a pilot. He didnt have it for sale then, but yesterday the wing showed up in his case. When I originally saw it it was completely tarnished and looked great. Since then I believe he has tried to polish the back of the wreath to ck for silver, seeing brass under the plate, I guess he gave up on value and put it for sale,quite cheap for what it was. I was thrilled with the final price ! I know theres been a lot of discussion on Bogus Firmin wings? So here it is for your scrutiny and comments ! (The brownish tint on the front dosent show up just looking at it? camera? and the rough stuff on the rear is from his sticker.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pfrost Posted December 31, 2011 Share #7 Posted December 31, 2011 6 I like the wing. Seems like you got a deal! Good for you. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camelgreen44 Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted December 31, 2011 Thanks for the vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted December 31, 2011 Share #9 Posted December 31, 2011 Looks kosher to me too! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camelgreen44 Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share #10 Posted December 31, 2011 Cool, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cooper Posted December 31, 2011 Share #11 Posted December 31, 2011 Wow how lucky for you to find such a nice wing. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted December 31, 2011 Share #12 Posted December 31, 2011 Now this one I like :thumbsup: Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingcommander Posted December 31, 2011 Share #13 Posted December 31, 2011 !!!!!!!! Lucky devil! I dream of owning a Firmin Command Pilot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camelgreen44 Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share #14 Posted December 31, 2011 Yea,I'll admit that after seeing it awhile back,I have had some thoughts about it ! Is this normal to DREAM about things like this? Ha Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted January 1, 2012 Share #15 Posted January 1, 2012 THAT ONE I LIKE-------- IT HAS CHARACTER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingcommander Posted January 1, 2012 Share #16 Posted January 1, 2012 Yea,I'll admit that after seeing it awhile back,I have had some thoughts about it ! Is this normal to DREAM about things like this? Ha Ha! My Dream is to have a complete set of Brit made wings, as I'm a collector of RAF and RCAF wings......USAAF is a side hobby but the brits are essential to my interest I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffP Posted January 1, 2012 Share #17 Posted January 1, 2012 Yea,I'll admit that after seeing it awhile back,I have had some thoughts about it ! Is this normal to DREAM about things like this? Ha Ha! My Dream is to have a complete set of Brit made wings, as I'm a collector of RAF and RCAF wings......USAAF is a side hobby but the brits are essential to my interest I think! My dream is to have a Ferrari. Happy New Year fellows and may your dreams come true in 2012! Cliff ... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk3370 Posted January 1, 2012 Share #18 Posted January 1, 2012 My dream is to have a Ferrari. Happy New Year fellows and may your dreams come true in 2012! Cliff ... :-) Cliff, I'll have my man servant drive my extra one over and drop it off. It has almost 200 miles on it, hope that doesn't matter to you being used and all. Have a great New Year. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted January 1, 2012 Share #19 Posted January 1, 2012 I wouldn't touch that Ferrari with a barge pole. Those spoked wheels are obviously repros and I think it's been repainted too. What's the story...found in a barn in Tuscany? Yeah...right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camelgreen44 Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share #20 Posted January 1, 2012 I wouldn't touch that Ferrari with a barge pole. Those spoked wheels are obviously repros and I think it's been repainted too. What's the story...found in a barn in Tuscany? Yeah...right! I really wouldn't call it a reproduction, maybe just "Post WWII manufactured" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjef Posted January 1, 2012 Share #21 Posted January 1, 2012 I really wouldn't call it a reproduction, maybe just "Post WWII manufactured" I think it's one of those theatre made. Italy perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camelgreen44 Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share #22 Posted January 1, 2012 Right on, Good Catch,I should have got that ! Ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camelgreen44 Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share #23 Posted January 3, 2012 I want to thank all of you who have left positive comments for my wing find. After seeing some of your Collections/accumulations on line I have great respect for your comments. I also have played around on line for a matching wing just for comparison sake,and have come up empty handed. I know there has to be quite a few out there, but nobody is sharing any pics of theirs? on this site or any others. Any guesses as to the scarecity of the Brit made Command Pilot Wings,on a scale of say 1 thru 10? As to associated value, I know the old addage"Whatever somebodys willing to pay?" but realistically what might a collector be expected to pay, from an online site?Thanks in advance for your comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffP Posted January 3, 2012 Share #24 Posted January 3, 2012 I want to thank all of you who have left positive comments for my wing find. After seeing some of your Collections/accumulations on line I have great respect for your comments. I also have played around on line for a matching wing just for comparison sake,and have come up empty handed. I know there has to be quite a few out there, but nobody is sharing any pics of theirs? on this site or any others. Any guesses as to the scarecity of the Brit made Command Pilot Wings,on a scale of say 1 thru 10? As to associated value, I know the old addage"Whatever somebodys willing to pay?" but realistically what might a collector be expected to pay, from an online site?Thanks in advance for your comments. With many thanks to fellow forum member Bob Schwartz, aka "bschwartz," there is an excellent website on line that is managed by him which has one section devoted only to World War II Command Pilot wings. It can be viewed here: http://www.ww2wings.com/wings/usaaf/usaafcommandpilot.shtml With regard to other British made Command Pilot badges, below is one somewhat similar to yours; however, it was stamped from a different die. Unfortunately, I'm not certain who the maker was. Kind regards, Cliff ... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camelgreen44 Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share #25 Posted January 3, 2012 Cliff, thanks for pointing this one out,it is pretty close in design,although it dos have a couple slight differences. I guess i flew by this one,not taking much note,because he didnt list a hallmark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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