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Navigator wings with Horizon running down!


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robert60446
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Hi guys,

This is 2” version of Sterling marked Navigator wings, but what is interesting here is position of horizon surrounding armillary sphere. Somehow instead of being leveled, horizon is running down…I only hope that navigator who was wearing these wings knew what he was doing… :lol: ...anyone have full size version?

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robert60446
Posted

Hinge was pushed to one side as well... :rolleyes:

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robert60446
Posted

Nobody...?... crying.gif ...don't tell me the full size doesn't exist...

John Cooper
Posted

Robert - is the sphere attached or part of the die?

robert60446
Posted

John, i think your are up to something, i will have to take extra pictures tonight, but it looks like sphere could be a separate piece attached to the badge during manufacturing process. This of course would explain position of the horizon - human error. But i want to see what i can find under the high resolution, because it is really hard to say if this is multi piece construction or just a one well made example...

Posted

Robert,

 

Looks like a two piece to me, applied a bit off. Nice variation

 

Paul

John Cooper
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John, i think your are up to something, i will have to take extra pictures tonight, but it looks like sphere could be a separate piece attached to the badge during manufacturing process. This of course would explain position of the horizon - human error. But i want to see what i can find under the high resolution, because it is really hard to say if this is multi piece construction or just a one well made example...

 

That would confirm my guess that it was just applied a bit off... now the trick is to see if you can find a 3 inch match!

 

Good Hunting

 

John

robert60446
Posted

Guys,

Here are better pictures - i would say evidence is inconclusive...hard tot ell if this is 2 piece set... think.gif

robert60446
Posted

Hi Paul, yes it looks like sphere was part of the die...

robert60446
Posted

Especially this picture points to one piece set…horizon nicely blends with the rest of wings…

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John Cooper
Posted

Robert as alays you have GREAT macro photos! Interesting variation... now to find a full size set! I do not recall ever seeing any others like this but then again maybe I just never noticed.

 

John

robert60446
Posted

John,

I think that ability to take high resolution pictures is opening new avenues to look in this hobby. It is much easier to notice something like this when you have picture right in to your face, 10 x bigger than original... :lol:

Now i will look really hard to find 3" example...;-)

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