Nice looking J.R. Gaunt US paratrooper wings..
The J.R. Gaunt company made a lot of US insignia for wear on US military uniforms.. I have several pieces made by the company that were worn by the US military while in England during the war. Collar brass, branch insignia, Rank insignia, jump wings, glider wings and even US Marine Corps insignia...
Very nice looking wings..
Smitty
Smitty beat me to it! Both examples the OP posted look to be good examples of jump wings. The sweetheart wings Brodie refernced, from the examples I found, looked less refined and more to the general outline of a pair of jump wings.
Yep, I agree.
When I posted a reply in the 2nd wing thread I suggested they were both US made. Obviously not paying attention whilst using my mobile phone outdoors as I have a similar Gaunt type in my collection and now on my desktop the Gaunt marking is clear. For anyone who doesn't know, as Smitty says, JR Gaunt made many different badges for the US Forces in UK. The company has long been a maker of badges for the British Forces.
Once again; both perfectly good badges and as with most badges there are quite some number of slight variations in desiign and attachment, just like the TR badges that many collect by maker!
Here are my two pieces similar to those posted in the two threads by the OP.
Regards
Mark
PS I'm pretty sure the Gaunt type is a cheaper version made from something other than silver. I guess the blokes were penny concious even then!!
Last edited by Watchdog; 06-12-2018 at 05:37 PM. Reason: missing words
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing he cares more about than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature with no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
Every Airborne collector love's a JR Gaunt in their collection!
Phill
Similar Threads
Bookmarks