GLM Posted June 21, 2007 Share #1 Posted June 21, 2007 Officer's M1937 Barracks Cover. Marked STERLING BY BLACKINTON only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhunde.ret Posted June 21, 2007 Share #2 Posted June 21, 2007 Hey Gary, thats a great find. A seldom seen hallmarked variety. Have you ever seen a dress cover emblem? Were there any matching collar emblems produced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremiahcable Posted June 22, 2007 Share #3 Posted June 22, 2007 I think it's of note that the fouling of the rope is the pre-WW2 style and not the post war with more wraps. Nice EGA Gary. Jeremiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLM Posted June 23, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted June 23, 2007 What I can tell you about this emblem is it has the identical design pattern of the M1937 Hillborn & Hamburger, Hillborn & Hamburger-Imperial emblems of the same period. It would seem that Blackinton borrowed stamping dies from the Hillborn & Hamburger firm during WWII. The only differences would be the finish with the Blackinton having a black finish and the H&H types done in sterling during WWII having the standard grayish-green finish so common to that firm. I haven't seen service collar emblems or dress emblems made by Blackinton, but my honest guess is if they exist, they would be identical or similar to H&H or H&H-Imperial collar and dress emblems. An interesting note here. When I acquired this emblem fifteen years ago, I didn't bother to turn it over and look for a hallmark because I was certain it was made by H&H. I'm sure Blackinton collar and dress emblems, if they exist, will be found in much the same manner. An interesting point Jeremiah brings up with the pre-1937 "looped" versus post-1937 "fouled" rope. It would appear that Blackinton followed the H&H design exactly, with no variation to the rope fouling . H&H and H&H-Imperial emblems of this pattern also have the "looped" rope, even though they were made well into WWII. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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