[johanwiegman]

Friends,

See the original 1944 pattern wings and a post war copy dating from the early fifties.

Notice the differences!

The 1944 pattern has thin, often double rigging lines and thin double top wing lines. The 50-ies copy has much thicker single rigging lines and top wing lines.

Also, the shape of the wing is slightly different, as are the colours. The 50-ies copy is a bit more upswept and has a very bright shade of dark blue, while the 1944 colours are a bit more subdued, so to say. The embroidery on the 1950 version is also thicker as is the stitching between the feathers.

The 50-ies wing is much rarer than the 1944 pattern, but not uncommon. It has very distinctive features, so keep your eyes open for one!

Cheers,

Johan