Airborne1945 Posted October 5, 2014 Share #1 Posted October 5, 2014 Were screw back jump wings used in WWII? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted October 5, 2014 Share #2 Posted October 5, 2014 Not to our knowlege, why you got them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne1945 Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted October 5, 2014 I was looking at a pair. They were mini wings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wake1941 Posted October 5, 2014 Share #4 Posted October 5, 2014 I could see it possibly as a sweetheart item Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne1945 Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted October 5, 2014 That's what I thought. Are those hard to find or are they somewhat common? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageproductions Posted October 5, 2014 Share #6 Posted October 5, 2014 I believe there is also a early issue jump wing with a screw back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne1945 Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share #7 Posted October 5, 2014 I have also heard that guys would alter their wings so they were easier to remove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfrost Posted October 5, 2014 Share #8 Posted October 5, 2014 Yes, there is a screw back jump wing made by Weyhing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan H. Posted October 5, 2014 Share #9 Posted October 5, 2014 There are screw back wings to include the one shown by Patrick that date to the WWII period. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wake1941 Posted October 5, 2014 Share #10 Posted October 5, 2014 Interesting this is the first that I have seen thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted October 5, 2014 Share #11 Posted October 5, 2014 I have been told that this is the WW2 era screw back US paratrooper wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted October 5, 2014 Share #12 Posted October 5, 2014 Wow, first time for me too. Interesting, any more info on why some were made with a single or double screw posts? Also found this lively talk on the single screw post Weyhing wings from last year, see page 3 and 4, should of did a forum search first eh? http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/72153-ww2-jump-wings-maker-rarity-ratings/page-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfrost Posted October 5, 2014 Share #13 Posted October 5, 2014 I remember there being some discussion about the age of the Weyhing wing. I have always believed that mine was a WWII/KW vintage wing. Frankly, I believe that up to the Korean War, period (early 1950's) there really isn't a good way to differentiate insignia as likely they were still using old stock left over from WWII (those wings are almost always pin back and usually sterling (but not always)). My sense is that sometime during the late 1950's and later, as the Cold War and then Vietnam started heating up, the jump wing insignia that were produced are almost always clutch back and have the alpha-numeric hallmark system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted October 5, 2014 Share #14 Posted October 5, 2014 The same screw back wing I posted above is also pictured in the PINNED - WWII JUMP WINGS AND OVALS under Post #16. It is supposedly an attributed piece on a 505th PIR oval from a 517th PIR veteran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne1945 Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share #15 Posted October 6, 2014 Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1SG_1st_Cav Posted October 7, 2014 Share #16 Posted October 7, 2014 Excellent! I've never seen these before. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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