Nice wing. You are correct; it is the "first pattern" or Adams Pattern NS Meyer wings (probably used from about 1919 up to KW). Not to be confused with the pelican beak pattern that first appeared in WWII and was more than likely used past the KW.  There is also a third pattern, pelican beak, and maybe even a 4th (also circa WWII).  This ADAMS style only shows up in some of the early ratings (pilot, observer, balloon series, airship and TO (IIRC)).  Never in the later WWII ratings, like the gunner, bombardier, navigator, alphabet wings). However, senior and command pilot wings also appear in this rating, always made by adding the star or wreath to the pilot wings.   Still, these were popular wings, and I have a few WWII-vintage autobiographical NS Meyer Adams-style wings from guys who got their wings mid- and late-war.     There are some nice threads about these variations scattered throughout the forum   The Adams-style pilot wings are not very rare, and can be found pretty easily. What gets even more interesting is the senior and command pilot variations. For the senior pilot variations, they had different stars (stars on stilts, stars with the stilts added separately, and stars without stilts.  There are a few threads where that was broken down to some extent here.     NS Meyer wings... the gift that keeps on giving collectors heart burn!  LOL  

The Pioneer pin.

Correct, First Pattern Meyer Pilot. These were produced in Sterling, Brass and Nickel. John

Which pin are you referencing? 

This is a little off track and nothing to do with me. With that said I remember a few years back a sports memorabilia collector purchased the foul cup that Nolan Ryan was wearing when he pitched his seven no hitter. I always wondered how Nolan would react if that person showed up at a show trying to get that foul cup signed. Another purchased the chunk of ear that Mike Tyson bit off from the side of Evander Holyfield’s head. When Evander heard that someone paid $30,000 for his former ear he called up Mike wanting him to bite the other one off. I a

I personally made up a display of his military medal's for his book tour

A recent pickup from a forum member !

It's not Philippines made, but this is one of the coolest Japanese made US Navy buckles I've seen in a while.  

I don’t have many helmet shields, but here’s the first:  

Does anyone recognize this F 15 patch???