US military badge hallmarks.
A photo essay of original markings.
AMCRAFT ATTLEBORO MASS.
AMERICAN EMBLEM COMPANY, UTICA, NY
STERLING A.E. CO. UTICA, NY
There is a variation with AE CO above the inverted triangle as well.
Watch for fakes with a rough finish to the reverse.
Post-1954 pattern Royal Mail lamp post box of the type used in Scotland, showing the Crown of Scotland. Some occasions of vandalism and even explosions of post boxes which carried the Queen's EIIR insignia were recorded. One particular pillar box in. 1) On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key + R at the same time to open the Run dialog box. 2) Type devmgmt.msc and press Enter. 3) Double-click Bluetooth to expand the category, then right-click on your bluetooth adapter and select Update driver. 4) Click Search automatically for updated driver software.
AMES
Noted military goods maker from the Civil War on
AMICO (American Insignia Company)
Above: an early AMICO hallmark on an AAF pilot wing.
Below: more often encountered AMICO hallmarks.
ANGUS & COOTE Australian made.
Early pattern mark
On jump wings, Air Gunner and Pilot.
* For a Commonwealth wing to be sterling it would be special ordered or post war as in the Commonwealth nations sterling was not used wartime for insignia so be wary of sterling on a UK made badge.
ASSMAN
A noted WWII German insignia maker that continued to produce for the Occupation Army after WWII.
L.G. Balfour Company, LGB, Balfour. Highly faked.
This hallmark is attributed to
BELL TRADING POST aka GENERAL INSIGNIA COMPANY.
Here is a later hallmark, 1950's.
Early Bell marking.
Bastian Brothers
BB&B (BAILEY, BANKS, & BIDDLE)
1920's-30's wing marking.
The first paratrooper badge.
Hallmark is much crisper than the image would suggest.
Note, nice & crisp, not like on the current crop of fakes.
This is on a 1930's medal.
1940's insignia
JEANNOT BEAUNNE (WWII)
BEVERLY CRAFT
A unique hallmark featuring a small palm tree
next to sterling. All incised, WWII only.
BLACKINTON
C.A.P.A BRUNELLES
From a WWII Capt. bar
CAPPURRO SAN ANTONIO
from WWI insignia
DANECRAFT
WWII & prewar maker of a lot of the Civilian pilot & instructor material.
DAWN STERLING
Scarce WWII maker. I don't know if they made other wings or badges.
DIEGES & CLUST
1920's to WWII
DODGE INC. CHICAGO.
WWII vintage.
DUNHAM Tex.
DUROCHARM STERLING paratrooper wings.
Their incised hallmark appears more 'crisp' in real life than in this scan and runs from 12 o'clock to 6.
Their raised hallmark is noticeably larger than most markings.
The last variations I know of on the Durocharm wings are this attractive incised markings.
I do not know why this company that specialized in sweetheart pieces and costume jewelry changed their hallmark so often.
Here it is on a crest.
S.E. EBY, PHILA.
FIRMIN LONDON
Below, It should NOT look like this..
those applied designs are bogus.
FOX
J.R. GAUNT LONDON
From a paratrooper badge.
From an officer's cap eagle.
From a major's leaf
From a wing.
GENERAL INDUSTRIES
A post WWII hallmark.
Early GEMSCO hallmarks on paratrooper badges.
Raised, runs from 6 o'clock to 12.
This one runs across the base of the wing.
On an AAF wing
STERLING GEMSCO raised from inset cartouche on para-glider
Early GEMSCO advertising
JACK HELLER attributed WWII hallmark.
H&H HILBORN & HAMBURG
Sterling as found on the Marine issued Army pattern para badges.
H-H bought Imperial in 1942, and used both hallmarks until 1943. After 1943 the name 'Imperial', H-H also had the 'Viking' line as well.
Below is the most commonly seen H&H hallmark.
JOSTEN
KINNEY & COMPANY
Kinney & Company, K. Co. Jewelers.
LEVELLE & COMPANY
Definite wartime, I've never encountered fakes or postwar LeVelle hallmarks. Common on crests, somewhat on AAF Aircrew, tough on other pieces.
CHRISTIAN LAUER
WWII German occupation, mostly crests.
LUDLOW LONDON
K.G. LUKE MELB.
Melbourne Australia
From an AAF officer's collar device
From a USMC officer's collar EGA
LUXENBURG
(First from AAF aviation badges)
First pattern, raised..
Second pattern, incised..
Then from rank badges
METAL ARTS
Mostly medals.
MEDALLIC ART CO.
This hallmark for MACO. ROCH. N.Y.
is found on a caterpillar club pin.
N.S. Meyer
Many variations in it's long history with badges produced from WWI through the post WWII years. Add to that the reproductions and much confusion has arisen.
MEYER PLATE
MEYER METAL
WWII Meyer
MOODY BROTHERS
GORDON MILLER
MINERO - NEWCOME & CO. INC.
H.R. NEWCOME & CO.
N.I.B. CO JAPAN
Japanese Occupation late 1940's through the Korean War.
NORSID CO. NY
A rather plain impressed WWII hallmark that is scarce.
Found on a wing..
Found on a screwback crest..
J. O'BRIEN & COMPANY
Hallmark known to exist on AAF Pilot wings; not sure about other material.
STERLING BY ORBER
A distinctive raised disc hallmark. Orber wings are often encountered with the trademark name obliterated and only the word STERLING legible.
Rare full Orber hallmark
Post Box Ireland
POELLATH (Occupied German WWII)
J.O. POLLACK, CHICAGO
WWII
POLAR FLIGHT
Found on a late to post-WWII AAF pattern Flight Engineer wing.
ROBBINS Company Attleboro, Mass
Robbins has been in existence many years and the hallmark has gone through many changes.
WWI Robbins hallmarks.
1930's - WWII
Robbins used a very distinctive winged R hallmark that was raised but set within and inset cartouche or box. Also found on aviation wings. Believed to be immediate post WWII through the 50's.
SENDAI JAPAN
Found on paratrooper, glider, and CIB's. ALWAYS an open loop catch.
SILVERMAN BROTHER (post WWII)
Circle H
SS.LTD. England
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STERLING EXCEPT FITTINGS
The trademark of Daniel Smilo & Sons
SUGARMAN
SB?
TIFFANY
On a WWI wing
On a rank badge
WEYHING STERLING
Paratrooper badge.
W.C. LINK
Pre-WWII
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WALLACE BISHOP BRISBANE Australia
WHITEHEAD & HOAG
Regarding post WWII Office of Heraldry letter / number code hallmarks
Single Letter / Single Number codes such as 9M (Meyer) were used between 1960-1965 (albeit some companies were slow). Single Letter / Double Digit Number codes such as V-21 (Vanguard) were made after 1965 until about 1978. Single Letter / Double Digit Number / Single Letter codes such as V-21-N (Vanguard) is current production.
Now here is the twist, the I.O.H wasn't consistent on this number hand out. So some current companies just use a single letter single digit number configuration. The are G-23 (Ira Green), and Denmark (D-22). The never bothered to update. But they still MFG insignia, but the are not Government Contractors anymore. Only one company remains as a GC MFGer, and that is VANGUARD, that's all you see in the Pox's, and BX's anymore.
A common later hallmark is KREW G.I.; Krew Govern. Issue. Attleboro, MA K21. A post 1965 hallmark.
Single Letter, Single Digit..1960-1965
M-9 for N.S. Meyer.
V-1 for Vanguard.
G-2 for GEMSCO
Single Letter, Double Digit, and Sterling: Used from 1965 to 1967. Download mac os 10.11 1.
M-22 for Meyer
S-12 for Sugarman
G-23 for Ira Greene
B-24 for V.H. Blackinton
Single Letter, Double Digit, and 1/20th S.F. for Silver Filled. Used from 1967 to 1974.
Single Letter, Double Digit Non-Precious Base Metal 1974 to Present.
L-21 for Lordship Industries
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V-21 for Vanguard
D-22 for Denmark's Military Equipment Company
Single Letter, Double Digit, Single Letter of 'N' used by IOH for items approved for NAVY used as well. Used from 1974 to present.
Adobe character animator mac free download. V-21-N Post 1974 Vanguard, Navy Approved
K-21-N Post 1974 Krew International, Navy Approved
D-22-N Post 1974 Denmark's Military Equipment Company, Navy Approved