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WW2 U.S. Metal Insignia, Qualification Badge, Army Rank, Sterling Silver Combat Infantry Badge, Discharge Pins, Marine shooting Badge, Marine Corps Collar Insignia, Marine Corps Hat Insignia, Navy Insignia, Sterling Silver Pins & Badges, etc., as available. |
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| British Made, U.S. Paratrooper Qualification Wing, Marked, J.R. Gaunt, London. A Unique Variation. No Precious Metal | |
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2UMI-17. Approximately 1-1/2-inch wide x 7/8-inch high, stamped metal wing depicting a deployed parachute canopy within a feathered wing design; a high quality highly detailed strike, made by the famous British medal & insignia company, J.R. Gaunt, London, England, made for the U.S. Army during WW2. The British made Paratrooper wing is easily identified by its deeply feathered design, as well as the unique British attaching pin and pin catch. The front exhibits very light signs of age and wear; on some of the highlights of its original silver oxide finish. The reverse exhibits a dark gray finish and has a “uniquely British,” horizontal, brass attaching pin and an open, flat metal, pin catch; the area behind the parachute is marked, “J.R. Gaunt, London,” in raised letters. No precious metals. A scarce, well-known, variation that is not often encountered. Near excellent. $75.00 SOLD |
| Glider Qualification Wing, Sterling Silver | |
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2UMI-18. Approximately 1-1/2-inch long x ¾-inch high depicting a head on view of a glider within a feathered wing design. The front exhibits light signs of age and wear; on some of the highlights of the original dark silver oxide finish. This example has a, dark, smooth finish behind the cockpit and between the wings and struts; there is nice overall fletching enhancements on the wings. The reverse is flat and has a dark, “bluish,” tarnished; the backside is marked, “sterling,” with raised letters and has a horizontal, attaching pin with a, roller lock, pin catch. The pin catch on this example opens from the top instead of opening from the side as most do. Near excellent. $85.00 SOLD |
| Glider Qualification Wing, Sterling Silver | |
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2UMI-18a. Approximately 1-1/2-inch long x ¾-inch high depicting a head on view of a glider within a feathered wing design. The front exhibits light signs of age and wear; on some of the highlights of the original silver oxide finish. This example has a, variation, dark, “stippled,” finish behind the cockpit and between the wings and struts; there are some light fletching enhancements on the wings. The reverse is flat and has a dark tarnished finish with some insignificant age blemishes; there is a small sculptured square behind the area of the cockpit; the backside is marked, “sterling,” with raised letters and has a horizontal, attaching pin with a, roller lock, pin catch. Near excellent. $85.00 SOLD |
| Mini Paratrooper Qualification Wing, Sterling Silver | |
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2UMI-19. 1-inch wide x ½-inch high, “mini,” Paratrooper wing, depicting a deployed parachute canopy within a feathered wing design; very nice quality and finely detail. The front exhibits light, to near moderate, signs of wear on some of the highlights and it has a lightly tarnished finish. The flat backside has a light gray tarnished finish and is marked, sterling,” vertically, behind the parachute. The backside has a horizontal attaching pin with a, roller lock, pin catch. A very attractive wing. Near excellent. $42.00 SOLD |
| Pattern 1940 U.S. Navy Enlisted Man’s Dog Tag | |
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2UMI-20. 1-1/2-inch wide x 1-1/4-inch high, oval metal, WW2 Navy type, dog tag. The tag is stamped, “John Thomas Tierney, 666-44-68, T-2/12/43, USNR, O,” and has a hole on each end of the tag. The backside is blank but has light impressions of the lettering on the front. Normally there would be two tags, unfortunately, only one tag survived. This specimen has a matte silver finish and exhibits very light signs of age and wear. Excellent. $12.00 |
| U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer, (CPO), Cap Badge, (Could Be Pre-WW2) | |
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2UMI-21. Approximately 1-1/8-inch wide
x 1-3/4-inch high U.S. Navy CPO cap insignia depicting silver metal USN
letters separately applied to the front of a gilt brass anchor with a
separately applied, fouled, anchor chain. The letters and chain are all
hand soldered to the anchor and the letters, which are set at a,
“jaunty,” angle, almost appear to be handmade. The front of the
insignia exhibits moderate signs of age and wear; the silver plate and
gilt finish is moderately worn, as well. The backside has a vertical
attaching pin with a flat, open, metal pin catch. A very
“salty” looking insignia. No precious metal. About Vg. $24.00 |
| Large Marine Corps Enlisted Eagle Globe & Anchor – Garrison Cap Insignia – Made In London, England By J.R. Gaunt – VERY SCARCE | |
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2UMI-22. Approximately 1-5/8-inch wide x 1-5/8-inch high, blackened brass, USMC eagle, globe and anchor insignia with a short shank that does not touch the eagle’s wing. A slightly, “clunky,” looking example that has a fouled rope, which is made integral to the design. Highly embossed continents as well as, lines of latitude, (no longitude). The backside is hollow and sculptured; it has a metal screw post brazed onto the center of the globe, as well as, a thin 7/8-inch diameter brass washer and a circular nut with fluted ridges on the edge. The backside is marked, “J. R. Gaunt, London, Made In England.” Light signs of age and wear, the blackened finish is worn on the continents; some of the original blackened finish is worn and chipped from the globe. A very scarce “Gaunt, London” marked example. No precious metal. Vg+. $35.00 SOLD |
| Combat Infantry Badge, Sterling Silver | |
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2UMI-23. 3-inch wide x 1-inch high Combat Infantry Badge depicting a silver flintlock rifle on a blue painted background; the design is superimposed on a silver oak leaf wreath with a silver oxide finish A coveted badge, awarded to persons with the rank of Colonel, and below, who are assigned to Infantry units and have satisfactorily performed duty when engaged in active ground combat. The badge covers specific conflicts from the period of 6 Dec 1941 to the present time. The blue enamel is approximately 98% intact and exhibits light age, light wear, as well as a few, minor, white surface blemishes on the blue field; the silver rifle and silver border edge exhibits light signs of tarnish. The reverse has an overall blackened finish, is marked, “sterling,” in raised letters, and has two attaching pins with, two, WW2 type, flat-face, brass clutch fasteners. Very nice. About Vg+. $20.00 SOLD |
| Combat Infantry Badge, Sterling Silver | |
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2UMI-23a. 3-inch wide x 1-inch high Combat Infantry badge depicting a bright silver flintlock rifle on a bright blue painted background; the blue enamel is 99% intact showing very light signs of age and one small vertical scratch, in the blue area, near the bottom edge, (not too bad looking). The silver rifle and border edge retains approximately 98% of its original bright silver finish, which has light and insignificant signs of wear and tarnish. The reverse has an overall blackened finish and is marked, “sterling,” in raised letters. The two attaching pins have WW2 type, flat-face, brass clutch fasteners. Nice. About Vg+. $20.00 SOLD |
| Combat Infantry Badge, Sterling Silver | |
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2UMI-23b. 3-inch wide x 1-inch high Combat Infantry badge depicting a silver flintlock rifle on a blue painted background; the design is superimposed on a silver oak leaf wreath. The blue enamel is about 95% intact and exhibits moderate to heavy age and soil, as well as a few minor surface scratches and light blemishes. The silver rifle and border edge exhibits moderate to heavy tarnish. The reverse has an overall blackened finish and is marked, “sterling,” in raised letters; there is remnants of , whitish, residue from polishing: the two attaching pins have WW2 type, flat-face, brass clutch fasteners. A very good example. Vg.- $15.00 SOLD |
| Combat Infantry Badge, Sterling Silver | |
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2UMI-23c. 3-inch wide x 1-inch high Combat Infantry badge depicting a silver flintlock rifle on a blue painted background; the design is superimposed on a silver oak leaf wreath. A coveted badge, awarded to persons with the rank of Colonel and below, which are assigned to Infantry units and have satisfactorily performed duty when engaged in active ground combat. The badge covers specific conflicts from the period of 6 Dec 1941 to the present time. The blue enamel is approximately 95%, intact and exhibits moderate to heavy age and soil as well as overall surface blemishes. The silver rifle and border edge exhibits heavy tarnish. The reverse has an overall blackened finish and is marked, “sterling,” in raised letters. The two attaching pins have WW2 type, flat-face, brass clutch fasteners. A good example. Vg.- $12.00 SOLD |
| Navy Officer Overseas Hat, (Garrison Hat), Device, Marked, GEMSCO, 1/20 10k-Gold Filled On Sterling Silver, Small Size | |
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2UMI-24. The same design as worn on the Navy officer dress visor hat but smaller. Approximately 1-1/8-inch wide x 1-1/4-inch high insignia depicting a silver eagle, standing on a shield, separately applied onto gold plated crossed and fouled anchors. The eagle and shield exhibits moderate overall tarnish and is lightly worn on the highlights; the anchors are lightly worn and lightly tarnished on some parts. The backside of the eagle is deeply sculptured; the backside of the anchor area is flat and is very lightly stamped, “GEMSCO, Sterling-1/20-10kt GF,” (1-20th 10-karat gold filled over sterling silver). The back has a horizontal attaching pin with a, roller latch, pin catch. Vg. $32.00 |
| Combat Medic Badge, Sterling, Cut Out Variation | |
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2UMI-25. Approximately 1-1/2-inch wide x 1-inch high oval badge, depicting two serpents entwined around a staff with winged cross on top; the design is superimposed upon an opened military stretcher; the design is bordered by an oak leaf and acorn wreath. The very nicely detailed front exhibits light to near moderate wear to the highlights and has light gray tarnish on the stretcher; the wreath has a dark silver oxide finish. This example has a factory detailed “cut-out” between the upper and lower entwined area of the snakes; a very nice touch. The flat backside has a light gray tarnished finish and is marked, “sterling,” in raised letters: there is a horizontal attaching pin, which is lightly bent from use, and a, roller lock, pin catch. Very nice detail. Vg. $49.00 SOLD |
| Marine Corps Expert Rifleman Qualification Badge With Crossed Krag Rifles, A Unique Variation | |
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2UMI-26. A very interesting silver colored variation depicting, what appear to be, a slightly stylized version of crossed, “Krag,” rifles superimposed on a, highly detailed, laurel wreath. The front has very insignificant signs of wear and has aged to a matte silver finish. The badge is suspended from a horizontal bar marked, “Expert Rifleman.” The backside exhibits an overall, “starburst” design and has a horizontal attaching pin, with a flat, open, metal pin catch on the backside of the suspension bar. A very unique variation. No precious metal. SCARCE. Vg. $38.00 SOLD |
| U.S. Navy / Marine Corps Pilot Wing, 1-1/8-Inch Wide, Marked With H&H Logo - Sterling Silver | |
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2UMI-27. Approximately 1-1/8-inch wide, gold plated, Navy/Marine Pilot wing depicting a winged shield, superimposed on a fouled anchor. The front of the wing exhibits light age and wear and the gold plating has darkened to a pleasing aged patina. The flat backside has a dark gold finish with spots of tarnish, it is stamped with the “Hilborn/Hamburger,” logo design and is inscribed, “Ster. + 1/20 10K; it has a horizontal attaching pin with a, heavy-duty, roller lock pin catch. Nice. Vg+. $59.00 SOLD |
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