Very Rare Early War Jeweler Made Gold AAF Flight Nurse Wing by Balfour - Unique!
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This is a very rare early war Jeweler made gold AAF Flight Nurse wing by Balfour. This is a unique piece; a jeweler used a regular Balfour shirt-size Flight Surgeon wing, cut an "N" and gold-plated it then added that to the wing to make it a Flight Nurse wing.
VINTAGE:Circa early WWII.
SIZE:About 2" in width by 13/16" in height.
CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:Gold plated sterling silver.
ATTACHMENT:Horizontal pin with a "come under" locking catch.
MARKINGS:BALFOUR STERLING.
ITEM NOTES:This is from a large collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. MBDJL07
CONDITION:9 (Excellent - Near Mint): Very minor wear and tarnishing.
GUARANTEE:As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
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