Looking for the fonts used on the FDNY Battalion Helmet Shields

[FDNY_Coop]

[Kevin Thompson]

MARINE, BATTALION, and FDNY (the last only if you vertically compress the letters) appear to be Amarillo USAF.

No luck with CHIEF yet....

[FDNY_Coop]

Thanks!

[FDNY_Coop]

Here’s a better image to try and use for the “CHIEF”

[Kevin Thompson]

Sorry, but the first and second images don’t use the same type for CHIEF (similar, but not identical).

[Kevin Thompson]

CHIEF in both images seems to be based on old wood type (19th century) styles, but not finding a match for either the serif version (first image) or sans serif version (second image).

For a similar sans serif with spurs, try Spurwood JNL.

[Riccardo Sartori]

I suspect the spurs on both “CHIEF”s are an addition by the designer (at least the top ones).

[FDNY_Coop]

Alright thanks guys!

[Gecko]

Guys I just came across this "Davison Americana" an early Agfa typeface.

Obviously someone started out with a slab serif and added the spurs, probably inspired by this Agfa typeface.

https://www.myfonts.com/search/DavisonAmericana/