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Airborne Wings - When and where made?


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Interesting jump wings. The attachment on the back is typical for early German made pieces. It could be from Poellath or possibly Lauer.

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I have come across a number of variations of this particular style paratrooper wing to include two where the metal between the edge of the shroud lines and the inner shoulders of the wing were kept intact and not cut out like this one. Different types of pin back have been used on this particular style wing to include one that is clutch back. This is the fifth variation I have come across and am wondering if whomever still owns the original die is continuing to produce this style wing. This one looks like there is some wear on the front where the silver wash has been worn away in spots exposing the brass like base metal. It is hard to tell due to the harsh lighting in the photograph.

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To me, this looks like a commercial hat pin and not a style that would be worn on a uniform. The flat construction and style is just too "off" from a regulation set of jump wings. Just my opinion (and long years in the Army seeing and wearing these things).

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These Airborne wings are not my focus of collecting so I really appreciate everybody's input here, thanks a lot, guys! I took some daylight pictures of these wings side by side with the other wings I have in my possesion to give you an idea of the size, color and material of the one in question.

Going through the very few postwar German made DUI I have, I actually found one with a very similar pin on the back. It's a 180th Inf DUI made by DESCHLER, Munich. Hope these pictures are helpfull for any further discussion.

 

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Here is the version that you normally come across with a different type of German made pin back. As you can see the two spaces were left intact and not cut out like your wing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Here is a novelty type wing and I believe made in Germany when the 11th Airborne Division was in Germany circa 1956.

 

 

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What looks like a very worn example (the silver wash is probably very thin) with a wire type "C" catch on a generic infantry oval.

 

 

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This one is clutch back and when this surfaced I felt that there was the possibility that someone was making them again utilizing the original dies.

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Some great insignia, thanks for sharing! If I did understand it right, it's possible that some of the wings posted here are modern copies of postwar vintage wings. It could also be that the manufacturer "developed" the wings and their pins over the years. So now we need to find some on a vintage original uniform...

Thanks again!

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