Small WW2 RAF Sweetheart brooch collection.

[Dave B]

Hi all,

I've only recently started collecting these little pieces so I don't have many at the moment,I will add to the thread when I get more.I'm currently looking at a gold brooch and a platinum/diamond piece

Anyway not many but I hope you like them

Dave

First up is 2 1/2 inch silver marked and enamel Pilot wings

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[Dave B]

2 inch sterling silver and enamel Pilot wings.

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[Dave B]

2 1/2 inch sterling and CH marked Pilot wings with enamel RAF seperately attached,CH is for Charles Horner..this is the Juncker of RAF sweetheart brooches

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[Dave B]

1 3/4 inch sterling silver marked wings.

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[Dave B]

Sterling marked pendant brooch with enamel RAF insignia.

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[Dave B]

2 1/2 inch gilded brass wings

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[Dave B]

Enamelled brass wings.

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[Dave B]

3 inch chrome plated wings/prop brooch marked F.W.C&S LTD.

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[Dave B]

1 inch silver marked with enamel inlay wings.

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[Dave B]

1 inch silver plated brass wings.

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[Chris Boonzaier]

What is the difference between some of these and the small messdress ones?

And "sweetheart" brooch?

Is that like the "I shagged a pilot and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt" version at that time....??

[Dave B]

  Chris Boonzaier said:

What is the difference between some of these and the small messdress ones?

And "sweetheart" brooch?

Is that like the "I shagged a pilot and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt" version at that time....??

Dunno,never seen a messdress version.

Err not exactly Chris They were given to wives/girlfriends as a token of love and I suppose it showed that the girl was "spoken for" and to keep any lecherous hands off her while the bloke was away shooting down baddies and the like.

[Chris Boonzaier]

  Dave B said:

Dunno,never seen a messdress version.

Err not exactly Chris They were given to wives/girlfriends as a token of love and I suppose it showed that the girl was "spoken for" and to keep any lecherous hands off her while the bloke was away shooting down baddies and the like.

I guess a "good shot" had a box of em ;-)

Someone somewhere posted he had bought an RFC sweetheart brooch, then discovered it was a rare mess dress badge.

[Dave B]

  Chris Boonzaier said:

I guess a "good shot" had a box of em ;-)

Someone somewhere posted he had bought an RFC sweetheart brooch, then discovered it was a rare mess dress badge.

Hmm interesting,never heard of a messdress piece...I reckon they would be a bit bigger than the sweethearts,look a bit of a poof with a 2 1/2 inch brooch on

Then again the Americans used a 2 inch set of wings for I believe the shirt?? http://www.germanmilitaria.com/OtherNation...os/C004456.html

[oldlincolnian]

  Dave B said:

Hmm interesting,never heard of a messdress piece...I reckon they would be a bit bigger than the sweethearts,look a bit of a poof with a 2 1/2 inch brooch on

Then again the Americans used a 2 inch set of wings for I believe the shirt?? http://www.germanmilitaria.com/OtherNation...os/C004456.html

Most definitely there was a small metal RFC wing used for Mess Dress, same pattern as the 1913-14 wing but in miniature. The sweetheart RFC wings do not follow the official pattern of the wing. The Mess wing was usually pin back on a bar hinge but I also have an unusual one with twin loops on the back through which a small cotter pin would be attached, much like a cap badge.

Chris

[Karsten S]

  On 26/11/2006 at 14:20, Dave B said:

Hi all,

I've only recently started collecting these little pieces so I don't have many at the moment,I will add to the thread when I get more.I'm currently looking at a gold brooch and a platinum/diamond piece <img src="http://gmic.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/love.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="love.gif" />

Dave

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Hi Dave

I have this and not my ballgame, so if you are interested in it drop me a pm.

Best Regards

Karsten

[Mervyn Mitton]

Dave - I recently posted an RAF Sweetheart under British RAF. It is set with marcasites - as is the one from Karsten.