WWII 10K Gold & Sterling Navy Eagle Wings Cap Badge Pin

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Vintage WWII 10K Gold on Sterling Silver US Navy Eagle Pinback Cap Insignia Emblem You are bidding on a V intage World War II 10K Gold on Sterling Silver US Navy Eagle Pinback Cap Insignia Emblem. This badge is marked on the back of the anchors "1/20 10K STERLING" for Gold on Sterling. It is also marked in the middle of the eagle's wings "NS Meyer Inc New York STERLING". It also has the old original NS Meyer shield makers mark. This is a nice vintage emblem with heavy tarnish. See Scanned image it is 1 & 1/8 inches tall and 1 & 1/8 inches across. It has a pinback style connector pin and roll lock in good working order. Thanks for Looking and good luck bidding. The pictures below are provided for informational purposes as part of the article. The items pictured are NOT part of this auction. Uniforms of the United States Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Recruiting poster for the United States Navy, featuring a woman wearing the most widely recognized uniform, the enlisted dress blues. Uniforms of the United States Navy are a distinction of the service and still follow many traditional patterns, for example, the changes in uniforms since World War II have been primarily in materials. This article examines dress uniforms, daily service uniforms, working uniforms, special situations, and the history of Navy uniforms. For simplicity in this article, "Officers" refers to both commissioned officers and warrant officers . All throughout history, the designs of the United States Naval uniforms were influenced by traditional clothes from around the world. For example, the most commonly known formal naval uniform, which has a closed neckline, was influenced by the Indian menswear Sherwani . Dress Uniforms 29 th Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead wearing the service dress blue uniform for flag officers. The United States Navy has three categories of dress uniforms, from least to most formal: service, full, and dinner dress. Service Dress, Officers & Chief Petty Officers The most common uniform, the dress uniform, has three variations for officers and chiefs, but only two for enlisted personnel below Chief Petty Officer (CPO). These uniforms are typically worn during ceremonies, inspections, or watches. Officers' and Chiefs' service dress depends on the season, with Service Dress White ("Whites") for warm weather wear and Service Dress Blue ("Blues") for cooler temperatures (Note: The Service Dress Blue may be worn any time of year). The uniform to be used in a particular region is set forth based on the climate by a prescribing authority, in accordance with Navy regulations, such as the admiral in charge of the region w the sailor is stationed. For instance, a command in Florida will be in summer uniforms longer than one in New York, or may even never switch to winter uniforms (such as Hawaii or Puerto Rico ). With these uniforms, ribbons and badges are worn, but not medals. The dress blue uniform consists of a navy blue suit coat, trousers, white shirt, and four-in-hand necktie. The material is generally wool or a wool blend, depending on the vendor. The men's jacket is double breasted with six gold-colored buttons, and the women's jacket has a single row of four gold-colored buttons. Rank insignia is the gold sleeve stripes, for officers, while rating badges and service stripes are worn on the left sleeve by CPOs. The prescribed headgear is the white combination cap, although a navy blue garrison cap is optional, unless stated otherwise by the prescribing authority, in some situations when the jacket is not worn. The service dress white uniform is very divergent for the men's and women's variations. Men wear a high stand-collared white tunic, with navy blue shoulder boards for officers or the metal anchor collar device on the collar for CPOs, white trousers and shoes. This uniform is informally called Chokers, due to the stand collar. The materia... read more

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