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HALLMARKS - U. S. Militaria Forum This section includes photographic illustrations and or information regarding the manufacturer codes and hallmarks seen on various types of U S military insignia
List of Manufacturers of U. S. Metal Emblems - US MILITARIA FORUM - All currently certified contractors who have been assigned a manufacturer’s hallmark code have been included However, a number of those do not make metal emblems and they are flagged with their specialty (textile, decal, bullion, plaque) See the code list for more detail
Lordship Industries hallmarks - US MILITARIA FORUM Does anyone know the time period that Lordship Industries Products used the hallmark "Lordship NY-GI"?????? I believe it to be sometime in the 1980's Thanks for the help! Mark sends
H H IMPERIAL QUESTION - WING BADGES - U. S. Militaria Forum H H and Imperial wings hallmarked wings are relatively common I wouldn't call them rare by an stretch of the imagination Remember, 1943-1944 were pretty much the peak of US aviation, as the war would end early in 1945 One could quibble, but I suspect that by that time, H H was churning out a ton of product every month
Williams Anderson - US MILITARIA FORUM Williams Anderson Hallmark on the back of basic jump wings and an air assault badge from the 1980's Note both are marked with 1 20th SF in addition to the hallmark
Balfour (L. G. Balfour) - US MILITARIA FORUM L G Balfour Co was founded in 1913, after Lloyd Garfield Balfour had spent several years as a salesman of fraternity jewelry He disliked the poor quality he saw, and this led him to start his own company Balfour would go on to supply high-quality fraternity and sorority jewelry across the country, as well as branching in to military insignia, high school and college rings, pins
Denmark - New York - US MILITARIA FORUM Here are several US parachute badge made by Denmark's Military Equipment Corporation Located in Astoria, New York, Denmarks was a maker of military insignia for many years Unfortunately, they are no longer in business These examples show both the D22 Hallmark and the older 6D hallmark There is one unusual pin back master parachute badge that may be either altered or custom ordered
Vanguard Industries Insignia Hallmarks - US MILITARIA FORUM The Vanguard hallmark on the air crew wing is 1950s as you have the code 1V on each side of the V The captain bars look like they have the code V21 on each side of the V so this would date it from the 1960s on
Dating GEMSCO Hallmarks - US MILITARIA FORUM Hey All, Wanted to start a thread on dating insignia based on their GEMSCO Hallmarks I am a little uncertain if my conclusions are correct so I would love some feedback: Company Start 1934 - WW2: "GEMSCO" over "N Y " (incised), approximately 1 4" long, shown on back of a 13 Engineer Battalion DI