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Unknown Officers Collar Insigia Air Corp/Medical


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Picked this one up and it really has me stumped, it appears to be from the 1930s the two post on the back are acutally threaded, the pin it missing the two screws. I am interested to know when this insignia was used. Thanks

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I would say someone took the silver prop off an officer's AAF branch insignia and replaced it with the caduceus from an enlisted AAF branch disk.

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I would say someone took the silver prop off an officer's AAF branch insignia and replaced it with the caduceus from an enlisted AAF branch disk.

 

Good eye, that is what it looks like.

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Thank you for your input, on closer inspection you can almost see where the prop was at one time. Interesting that they chose to remove it.

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Interesting. A Sweetheart Item perhaps? Can't imagine it was worn by an officer on a shirt or as a pair on the lower lapels of a coat, it would be most unauthorized right ?

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Interesting. A Sweetheart Item perhaps? Can't imagine it was worn by an officer on a shirt or as a pair on the lower lapels of a coat, it would be most unauthorized right ?

 

Without a period photo showing its unauthorized wear, I have to think it was done more recently by someone to make a buck on the collector market.

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