David B Posted March 13, 2010 Share #1 Posted March 13, 2010 Hi all, This lot came to me this morning from the same source, a Gaunt made Jump wing, an unmarked but British made Aircrew wing (I think it's a Firmin??) and an English made stubby wing 8th Airforce patch. What do you reckon guys, are they :thumbsup: or :thumbdown: Any help would be greatly appreciated. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ski Posted March 14, 2010 Share #7 Posted March 14, 2010 I'm not good with British made Jump wings or Aircrew wings. But I love the English made stubby wing 8th Airforce patch! Hopefully one of the guys here with knowledge on British made wings can help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted March 14, 2010 Share #8 Posted March 14, 2010 British made wings are a mine feild. But I'll have ago. The A/C wing looks like plated brass so I would say this is a good one. The para wing, Have a good look through a loop, If its plated brass with a little ware it could well be good. The patch, Although a Brit style stubby wing, looks like a US fully embroiderd. Not sure if they were ever made that way this side of the pond. Graham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David B Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share #9 Posted March 14, 2010 Hi guys, Yep the Aircrew wing is definitely plated brass and the jump wing is as well I believe (there is a slight brassy hue under the silver). I know it's the wrong section (my apologies) but here is an obv/rev view of the patch. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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none Posted March 14, 2010 Share #11 Posted March 14, 2010 The odds are they are not sterling if not marked. The British laws on hallmarks and metal content are even stronger than US laws. Most real WWII British wings were brass with a heavy silver plate. Would have to see pictures of the backs of the wing and badge. Also on the aircrew double check if he center shield is soldered on from a button top. Another common British way of making these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David B Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share #12 Posted March 14, 2010 The odds are they are not sterling if not marked. The British laws on hallmarks and metal content are even stronger than US laws. Most real WWII British wings were brass with a heavy silver plate. Would have to see pictures of the backs of the wing and badge. Also on the aircrew double check if he center shield is soldered on from a button top. Another common British way of making these. Yep the Aircrew wings definitely have a seperately attached shield device (see pic below). There are a couple of photos of the badge backs above mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted March 14, 2010 Share #13 Posted March 14, 2010 I like them and the patch is a nice english made stubby wing variation as well. RD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
none Posted March 14, 2010 Share #14 Posted March 14, 2010 Yep the Aircrew wings definitely have a seperately attached shield device (see pic below). There are a couple of photos of the badge backs above mate. How about a picture of the back of the wing and badge. The side view looks very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David B Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share #15 Posted March 14, 2010 the photos of the backs are above, can you not see them?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Cain Posted March 15, 2010 Share #16 Posted March 15, 2010 Hi David, Both wings look OK to me. There are no obvious problems with either of them. The Aircrew wing looks absolutely right as rain and definately is a Firmin pattern. The Gaunt Para wings are heavily faked but this one does not have the telltales I look for on those. The stubby SSI is a corker as well! Cheers Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David B Posted March 15, 2010 Author Share #17 Posted March 15, 2010 Hi David, Both wings look OK to me. There are no obvious problems with either of them. The Aircrew wing looks absolutely right as rain and definately is a Firmin pattern. The Gaunt Para wings are heavily faked but this one does not have the telltales I look for on those. The stubby SSI is a corker as well! Cheers Gary That's good to know, thanks Gary mate :thumbsup: I'm really pleased that they are all ok, I had a good feeling they might be but just wanted to check in case. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingfortress Posted March 16, 2010 Share #18 Posted March 16, 2010 David, I see the back of the patch but not the air crew wing or jump wing. What am I missing? George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschwartz Posted March 16, 2010 Share #19 Posted March 16, 2010 Post #3 and #6 show the backs of the wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David B Posted March 16, 2010 Author Share #20 Posted March 16, 2010 That's good to know, thanks Gary mate :thumbsup: I'm really pleased that they are all ok, I had a good feeling they might be but just wanted to check in case. Cheers Dave Strange, as mentioned above posts #3 and #6 show the backs of them both. I'll post them again here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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David B Posted March 16, 2010 Author Share #22 Posted March 16, 2010 Just realised in post #20 I quoted myself instead of George Anyway, hope you can see the reverse of the badges now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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