Historical

In the mid 1960' the Pioneer Parachute Company made these pins for the start of sport jumping. They were never made for the military and because of this are very hard to find. Some people sell these as the rare caterpillar club pins for any military whose life was saved by using a Pioneer Chute, which is false. If you look closely you can tell this parachute has glide panels that did not exist during WWII. This type of jumping became popular during the Vietnam era. This is a museum quality...

This is a museum quality reproduction ofa great wing, all 3 5/16 inches,(85mm)of it, made in Sterling with a gold plate. Without any questions the TWA wings were the best looking of the commerical airline wings. Hallmarked Sterling and Blackenton. Not sure but sometime between 1930 and 1950.

A museum quality reproduction of the Western Air Express Number 16 pilots wing. Made in sterling silver with a gold plate, only hallmark is sterling. Another great looking wing. Western was in business from 1925 - 1941 and part merged with TWA, maybe they wanted all the Indian Chiefs under one wing. The number 16 is believed to be the route number.

This is a museum quality reproduction of the famous WWI BritishNavy Submarine Badge in sterling silver with a 24k Gold Plate. It has a pin back just as the original badge. This was an unofficial badge used in the British Navy for officers and also as a sweetheart pin. At that time no insignia existed for those who served on submarines

In World War II many pilots had to be trained. A lot of the initial training was accomplished by civilians. The Civil Aeronautics Authority War Training Service was one of the best know of the civilian training services and they did wear uniforms that looked a lot like the regular army. They even had insignia. This is a sterling silver reproduction of the Pilot hat Insignia. Theses are shown on pages 329-330 of More Silver Wings, Pinks and Greens.

In World War II many pilots had to be trained. Part of that training was accomplished by civilians. The Civil Aeronautics Authority War Training Service was one of the best know of the civilian training services and they did wear uniforms that look at lot the regular army. They even had insignia. This is a sterling silver reproduction of the Pilot wings. Theses are shown on pages 329-330 of More Silver Wings, Pinks and Greens.

This is a museum quality reproduction of a CAA lapel pin for the War Training Service, extremely rare item made in sterling silver.

This is museum quality reproduction of an extremely rare set of two CAA Collar insignia. These are sterling and were worn with the CAA Pilot wings both have the Wright Flyer design. The more common CAA wings feature the Indian head. This collar insignia is not found in most collection and here is a chance to own a set until some day when you are lucky to find a real set. While these may look like full size wings in the photo they are only 1 1/4 inches wide.

In World War II many pilots had to be trained. The Civil Aeronautics Authority War Training Service was one of the best know of the civilian training services and they did wear uniforms that looked a lot like the regular army. They even had insignia. This is a sterling silver reproduction of the rare Wright Brothers version Pilot wings. There were two types in this pattern, the Indian head and the Wright aircraft. The Wright version is very rare.

In World War II many pilots had to be trained. The Civil Aeronautics Authority War Training Service was one of the best know of the civilian training services and they did wear uniforms that looked a lot like the regular army. They even had insignia. This is a museum quality sterling silver reproduction of the two collar insignia. Theses are shown on pages 329-330 of More Silver Wings, Pinks and Greens.

In World War II many pilots had to be trained. The Civil Aeronautics Authority War Training Service was one of the best know of the civilian training services and they did wear uniforms that looked a lot like the regular army. The difference was the insignia and that they were under contract. This is a museum quality sterling silver reproduction of the hat wings. Theses are shown on pages 337 of More Silver Wings, Pinks and Greens.

WW II Women' Air Force Service Pilots Reunion Wings. These are a very well made museum quality reproduction of the WASP Reunion Wing in Sterling Silver in the 1960' for the WASP Reunions. These wings are 2 3/4 inches and has a pin back as did the original with STERLING in a raised letters. The WWII WASP wings were clutch backs and for the reunions that made them in pin back to keep separate which were which. This is backwards of most WWII wings which were originally made in pin back and later...