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Reproduction Wings
These are found in several forms:
- Sterling silver metal wings with clutch back marked "sterling" or "800"
- Sterling silver metal wings with clutch back and blue enamel center marked "sterling" or "800"
- Cheap pot metal wings with or without blue enamel and clutch back
- Solid gold wings with clutch back and gold quality markings (These were made for AAM reunions according to our sources).
- Correctly made wings with an unmarked back and poor quality casting (often sold as "sand-cast" or "lost-wax casting"). These were fairly close copies made in the early 1990's from original wings. Be very careful as these are showing up in online auctions on what I have been told are copies of what is purported to be a sales card from a Saigon military insignia shop. This wing is especially scary because of the proper shield construction. This is the first I've seen in 6 years (a good sign I hope).
- Cloth wings on black and khaki cloth.
This is one of the areas most riddled with fraud. The key to distinguishing bad from good seems to be the rim around the face. I have not seen copy wings with this rim feature (yet) and I have never seen wings with a long "pin" on the back. As a warning, I've seen very worn, aged versions of the "blue enamel" center wings being sold as original.
Original Sterling Pilot Wing Copy Sterling Pilot Wing Original Sterling Captain Wing Copy Sterling Captain Wing with Blue Enamel Center
(these were worn in the movie "Air America")Original Sterling Supervising Pilot Wing Copy Sterling Supervising Pilot Wing Variant Original Silver Pilot Wing Copy Solid Gold Supervising Pilot Wing (Reunion Item) Silver Mark on Original Pilot Wing Silver Mark on Copy Captain Wing Alternative Silver Mark (Chop Mark) on Original Pilot Wing Real and Repro Together Copy of Pilot's Wing -- Early 1990's Detail of Copy Wing Showing Poor Quality Casting Undetermined Wings
(I don't like the shield on these - but they have nice age and came from a good source)Undetermined Wings (Back)
(I have seen the long pin on one original set of wings -- but with the rimmed shield)Original Senior Captain Wing Original Senior Captain Wing
(Note Long Bar and Clasp Opposite to Above)Genuine Sterling Stewardess Wing Reproduction Sterling Stewardess Wing Genuine Sterling Crew Wing Copy Sterling Crew Wing Genuine and Copy Crew Wings Copy Sterling Crew Wing Copy Cloth Wing
(suspected current Vietnam production)Copy Cloth Wing
(suspected current Vietnam production)Copy Cloth Wing (bottom) with Original Cloth Wing (top)
(suspected current Vietnam production)
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