Costa Posted November 27, 2015 Share #1 Posted November 27, 2015 I like this wing. salty, a bit bent probably from wearing-- a little character doesn't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuftStalg1 Posted November 27, 2015 Share #2 Posted November 27, 2015 Good looking LGB's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay V Posted November 27, 2015 Share #3 Posted November 27, 2015 Nice wing, any chance of a close up of the maker mark? Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ram957 Posted November 27, 2015 Share #4 Posted November 27, 2015 Nice wing...and not a bad price !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kropotkin Posted June 29, 2017 Share #5 Posted June 29, 2017 Hello. what do we think of this one? Looks like a Balfour but is unmarked. Do many unmarked Balfour turn up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted June 29, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted June 29, 2017 LOOKS GOOD. A BENT PIN IS THE SIGN OF A GOODIE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kropotkin Posted June 30, 2017 Share #7 Posted June 30, 2017 Thanks Costa. It's a bit expensive but I don't have a flight surgeon wing yet. Hmm. Decisions, decisions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfrost Posted June 30, 2017 Share #8 Posted June 30, 2017 I don't know how many of these wings were marked LGB. However, it is my belief that after the war sometime into the 50's Vanguard bought or contracted out for this pattern of wing. I have a photo of a FS from the 1950/60's wearing this pattern wing. I suspect that LGB marked wings are WWII vintage and Vanguard marked wings are KW and post KW vintage. Fakes of these wings exist, with the major "tell" being that the pin is much longer than normal and the attachement of the hinge and catch being almost to the very tips of the wings. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kropotkin Posted September 21, 2018 Share #9 Posted September 21, 2018 Thanks again to those who gave advice on a flight surgeon Wing I was contemplating on the ‘is it good’ thread (and above, which I had totally forgotten about!). I now have it and I really like it in hand: Interestingly, while the wing itself isn’t marked the caduceus is marked ‘sterling’ behind the left shoulder as you look at it from behind. From Costa’s photos above, this seems to be the case for his too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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