US military badge hallmarks.

AMCRAFT ATTLEBORO MASS.


AMERICAN EMBLEM COMPANY, UTICA, NY
STERLING A.E. CO. UTICA, NY
On a wing...watch for fakes with a rough finish to the reverse of the wing
and a variation to this marking with AE CO above the inverted triangle as well.

AMICO (American Insignia Company)

Above: an early AMICO hallmark on an AAF pilot wing.
A common marking on USN/USMC insignia it's tough to find on anything Army related.
Below: a more often encountered AMICO hallmark.

ANGUS & COOTE Australian made.
Early pattern mark

Later pattern marks:
On a jump wing (top) & an Air Gunner (bottom)
Note for a Commonwealth wing to be sterling it would be special ordered or post war
as in the Commonwealth nations sterling was not used wartime for insignia.

ASSMAN
A noted WWII German insignia maker that continued to produce for the Occupation Army after WWII.

L.G. Balfour Company, early mark

LGB, L.G. Balfour Company, later pattern hallmark.  Highly faked.

This hallmark is attributed to BELL TRADING POST aka GENERAL INSIGNIA Company.

Here is a later hallmark, 1950's.

From a WWII sterling piece...same company??

BB&B (BAILEY, BANKS, & BIDDLE)
1920's-30's wing marking.

The first paratrooper badge.  Hallmark is much crisper than the image would suggest.

Note, nice & crisp, not like on the current crop of fakes.

This is on a 1930's medal.

JEANNOT BEAUNNE  (WWII)

BEVERLY CRAFT
A unique hallmark featuring a small palm tree
next to sterling.  All incised, WWII only.

BLACKINTON
One of many

C.A.P.A BRUNELLES
From a WWII Capt. bar

CAPPURRO SAN ANTONIO
from a WWI insignia

DANECRAFT

WWII & prewar maker of alot of the Civilian pilot & instructor material.

DIEGES & CLUST
1930's to WWII

DODGE INC. CHICAGO.
WWII vintage.

DUROCHARM STERLING paratrooper wings.
Their incised hallmark appears more 'crisp' in real life than in this scan and runs from 12 o'clock to 6.

Their raised hallmark is noticeably larger than most markings.

The last variations I know of on the Durocharm wings are this attractive incised markings.

I do not know why this company that specialized in sweetheart pieces and costume jewelry changed their hallmark so often.

S.E. EBY, PHILA.

FIRMIN LONDON

It should NOT look like this...
those applied designs are bogus.

FOX

J.R. GAUNT LONDON
From a paratrooper badge.

From an officer's cap eagle.

From a major's leaf

From a wing.

GENERAL INDUSTRIES
A post WWII hallmark.

Early GEMSCO hallmarks on paratrooper badges.
Raised, runs from 6 o'clock to 12.

This one runs across the base of the wing.

On an AAF wing

STERLING GEMSCO raised from inset cartouche on para-glider

JACK HELLER attributed WWII hallmark.

H&H HILBORN & HAMBURG
 Sterling as found on the Marine issued Army pattern para badges.

H-H bought Imperial in 1942, and used both hallmarks until 1943.  After 1943 the name "Imperial", H-H also had the "Viking" line as well.
Below is the most commonly seen H&H hallmark.

JOSTEN

A photo essay of Josten WASP wings

K.CO.
Kinney & Company, K. Co. Jewelers.  Rare!

LEVELLE & COMPANY
Definite wartime, I've never encountered fakes or postwar LeVelle hallmarks.  Common on crests, somewhat on AAF Aircrew, tough on other pieces.

CHRISTIAN LAUER
WWII German occupation, mostly crests.

LUDLOW LONDON

K.G. LUKE MELB. Melbourne Australia
From an AAF officer's collar device


From a USMC officer's collar EGA

LUXENBURG
(First from AAF aviation badges)
First pattern, raised...

Second pattern, incised...

Then from rank badges

McKINNEY CO.

METAL ARTS
Mostly medals.

MEDALLIC ART CO.

This hallmark for MACO. ROCH. N.Y.
is found on a caterpillar club pin.

Meyer variations..
MEYER PLATE

MEYER METAL

MOODY BROTHERS

GORDON MILLER

MINERO - NEWCOME & CO. INC.

H.R. NEWCOME & CO.

N.I.B. CO JAPAN
Japanese Occupation late 1940's through the Korean War.

NORSID CO. NY
A rather plain impressed WWII hallmark that is scarce.
Found on a wing...

Found on a screwback crest...

J. O'BRIEN & COMPANY (RARE)

Hallmark known to exist on AAF Pilot wings; not sure about other material.

STERLING BY ORBER
A distinctive raised disc hallmark.  Orber wings are often encountered with the trademark name obliterated and only the word STERLING legible.

Rare full Orber hallmark

POELLATH (Occupied German WWII)

J.O. POLLACK, CHICAGO
 WWII

POLAR FLIGHT
Found on a late to post-WWII AAF pattern Flight Engineer wing.

ROBBINS Company Attleboro, Mass
Robbins has been in existence many years and the hallmark has gone through many changes.
WWI Robbins hallmarks.


1930's - WWII

Robbins used a very distinctive winged R hallmark that was raised but set within and inset cartouche or box.  Also found on aviation wings.  Believed to be immediate post WWII through the 50's.

SENDAI JAPAN.
Found on paratrooper, glider, and CIB's.  ALWAYS an open loop catch.

SILVERMAN BROTHER (post WWII)

Circle H

SS.LTD.

STERLING EXCEPT FITTINGS

The trademark of Daniel Smilo & Sons

SUGARMAN

TIFFANY
On a WWI wing

On a rank badge

WEYHING STERLING
Paratrooper badge.

W.C. LINK
Pre-WWII

WALLACE BISHOP BRISBANE Australia

WHITEHEAD & HOAG

www.wartimecollectables.com

RE: Post WWII Office of Heraldry letter / number code hallmarks
Single Letter / Single Number codes such as 9M (Meyer) were used between 1960-1965 (albeit some companies were slow).  Single Letter / Double Digit Number codes such as V-21 (Vanguard) were made after 1965 until about 1978.  Single Letter / Double Digit Number / Single Letter codes such as V-21-N (Vanguard) is current production.
Now here is the twist, the I.O.H wasn't consistent on this number hand out.  So some current companies just use a single letter single digit number configuration.  The are G-23 (Ira Green), and Denmark (D-22).  The never bothered to update.  But they still MFG insignia, but the are not Government Contractors anymore.  Only one company remains as a GC MFGer, and that is VANGUARD, that's all you see in the Pox's, and BX's anymore.
              A common later hallmark is KREW G.I.;  Krew Govern. Issue.  Attleboro, MA  K21.  A post 1965 hallmark.