Sabrejet Posted October 17, 2009 Share #1 Posted October 17, 2009 Gentlemen...your expert comments on these wings would be much appreciated. They have a really nice patina of age...not sure how well it'll come across digitally with the flash!? They are quite "heavy" and the feathering is very well defined. The pin also shows signs of being used. I have a fairly large wing collection which is mainly WW2 era but the pre-war period is a new departure for me. Thank you! Sabrejet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drmessimer Posted October 17, 2009 Share #2 Posted October 17, 2009 Gentlemen...your expert comments on these wings would be much appreciated. They have a really nice patina of age...not sure how well it'll come across digitally with the flash!? They are quite "heavy" and the feathering is very well defined. The pin also shows signs of being used. I have a fairly large wing collection which is mainly WW2 era but the pre-war period is a new departure for me. Thank you! Sabrejet Sabrejet: I had one of those in my WWI collection several years ago. It's a WWI pattern and was worn by some Air Service pilots during the war. After the war, when the Army's wing pattern was changed, Meyer continued to make the wing and sold it on the civilian market. drmessimer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted October 17, 2009 Sabrejet: I had one of those in my WWI collection several years ago. It's a WWI pattern and was worn by some Air Service pilots during the war. After the war, when the Army's wing pattern was changed, Meyer continued to make the wing and sold it on the civilian market. drmessimer Hi..and thanks for the prompt response. So, it's impossible to date it precisely other than to say it's anytime between the 20s thru late 40s? Sabrejet / Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk3370 Posted October 17, 2009 Share #4 Posted October 17, 2009 Gentlemen...your expert comments on these wings would be much appreciated. They have a really nice patina of age...not sure how well it'll come across digitally with the flash!? They are quite "heavy" and the feathering is very well defined. The pin also shows signs of being used. I have a fairly large wing collection which is mainly WW2 era but the pre-war period is a new departure for me. Thank you! Sabrejet Sabrejet, NS Meyer did in fact restrike the 1918 style wing in the 20's and 30's for sale in the PX, however they did not use this simple hook catch. This catch showed up on restrikes in the 1970's. I suspect that someone has picked up one of these 70's-80's period restikes and added a US to it. This is not a 1918 period wing. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted October 17, 2009 Sabrejet,NS Meyer did in fact restrike the 1918 style wing in the 20's and 30's for sale in the PX, however they did not use this simple hook catch. This catch showed up on restrikes in the 1970's. I suspect that someone has picked up one of these 70's-80's period restikes and added a US to it. This is not a 1918 period wing. Terry No? That's a shame! Never mind.. I can live with that. It's a pretty wing which looks fine among the others in my collection. Thank you! :thumbsup: Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USAFnav Posted October 18, 2009 Share #6 Posted October 18, 2009 No? That's a shame! Never mind.. I can live with that. It's a pretty wing which looks fine among the others in my collection. Thank you! :thumbsup: Ian I agree, that's a very pretty wing. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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