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ARTIFACT:
This is a scarce World War I "stubby wing" style United States Air Service pilot wing in sterling silver. The wing has a smaller shield at its center than the typical "stubby wing", making for a more balanced design.
VINTAGE:
Circa World War I.
SIZE:
Approximately 13/16" in height and 2-15/16" in width.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Sterling silver with 14K Gold lettering and nickel findings.
ATTACHMENT:
Horizontal pin with drop-in locking swivel catch.
MARKINGS:
STERLING.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a United States Air Service collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. I was very lucky recently to acquire this small collection. This particular wing has always alluded me, and suddenly in this collection, there was not one, but THREE Variations of this wing. I did not even realize that there were variations on this wing! Included in the collection were the wing you are viewing now, a scarcely-encountered "Small Shield" version of this wing with thicker lettering. It looks more balanced than the more oft-encountered large shield variation. Along with this wing was the usual large shield example, also offered on the web site, not one, along with another of the smaller-shield versions of this wing, one with large, thick ROUNDED lettering, and a MAKER'S MARK (as yet unidentified)! Of course, I wanted to keep all three variants, but economics pointed towards only keeping one, so I kept the most unusual of the three, and offered the other two for sale. Enjoy! VFJJX96/11 LCGEJX6/11 SBGGEX12/12
CONDITION:
7 (Very Fine): This wing shows some small areas of light wear and tarnish and some very light rusting to the pin.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
