Harley-Davidson Wings of Honour Enamel Pin

The Harley-Davidson Wings of Honour Pin is a 1.5" soft enamel pin featuring a winged badge design - a wing on each side of a circular badge with a star at the centre and "Harley-Davidson Est. 1903" around the outer edge. Made from zinc with soft enamel fill and finished in antique gold plating, it's a collector's pin that references the founding year of the brand and the winged imagery that has been part of H-D's visual identity since its earliest decades.

The design - wings, a star, and 1903: The composition on the Wings of Honour Pin draws from the classic winged badge format that H-D has used across its history - wings as a symbol of speed, freedom, and the spirit of the open road, flanking a circular badge that carries the brand's founding year. "Est. 1903" is a statement of heritage that very few motorcycle brands can make - Harley-Davidson has been building motorcycles for over 120 years, and the 1903 founding date on a pin is a quiet but significant assertion of that longevity. The star at the centre adds a distinctly American quality to the composition, connecting the brand to its Milwaukee origins and the broader American motorcycle tradition.

Key Features:

• Winged badge design - a wing either side of a circular badge
• Star at the centre of the badge
• "Harley-Davidson Est. 1903" around the outer edge of the circle
• 1.5" zinc die-cast base - solid weight and precise detail
• Soft enamel fill - slightly raised texture between metal lines
• Antique gold plating - aged, warm finish that suits the heritage subject
• Butterfly clutch back - secure on leather, denim, and fabric

Soft enamel vs hard enamel - the difference: Unlike the hard enamel pins elsewhere in the H-D collector's range, the Wings of Honour Pin uses soft enamel fill. Soft enamel sits slightly recessed between the raised metal lines of the design rather than level with them, creating a textured surface where the metal lines are raised above the enamel areas. This gives the pin a more tactile, dimensional quality - you can feel the metal lines when you run a finger across the surface - and it suits the detailed winged badge composition well, as the raised metal lines emphasise the wing feathering and the circular badge outline.

Antique gold plating and the 1903 founding year: The antique gold finish is the natural choice for a pin that carries the founding year of the brand. The aged, patinated quality of antique gold is consistent with the heritage weight of "Est. 1903" - it would be incongruous to put a founding year from over a century ago on a bright, contemporary-looking pin. The antique gold gives the Wings of Honour Pin the same visual age as the history it references.

Wings in H-D's visual history: Winged imagery has appeared in Harley-Davidson design since the early 1900s - on tank badges, engine covers, dealer signage, and branded merchandise across the brand's history. The winged badge format on this pin references that long tradition, making it a design that H-D historians and long-term riders will recognise as part of the brand's authentic visual language rather than a contemporary invention.

The sixth pin in the H-D collector's range: The Wings of Honour Pin joins the Legendary, Two Tone, Vintage Cycle, Bronze Shield Cycle, and Iron & Pride pins as the sixth piece in the H-D collector's set - and the only soft enamel pin in the range, giving it a distinct tactile quality that sets it apart from the others. For collectors building the full set, it's the heritage founding-year piece.

Specifications:

• Size: 1.5" (approximately 38mm)
• Base material: Zinc
• Fill: Soft enamel
• Plating: Antique gold
• Design: Winged badge - star centre, "Harley-Davidson Est. 1903" outer edge
• Fastening: Butterfly clutch back

Perfect for pin collectors, H-D heritage enthusiasts, jacket lapels, leather vests, pin boards, and as a collector's gift for riders who appreciate the history behind the brand they ride.