🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Lead military pin ?

[Mmansfield]

Help with military pin I.d. Lead?

 

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[Jack873]

WWII USAAF Officer's cap badge?

WW2 USAAF Officer's Cap Badge

Marked JR Gaunt

www.harrismilitaria.com

 

[Mmansfield]

Seams to be made of lead. Was that common. Looks like some kind of pin hardware on back

 

[Retired Sarge]

The officers badge is typically around 2.5 inches by 2.4 inches.

With the clasp set up on it, I have to wonder if it's Theater Made (Versus US made), not saying there weren't US ones made that way, but I've never seen any. WWII US made ones typically have a screw post in the center and pivot pins either at the top or on each wing.

Some theater made ones have a loops on the wings which a pin slides though to secure and no screw post.

As for being made of lead, not to my knowledge. But I'm happy to be proven wrong.

Could possibly be a sweetheart pin (Depending on dimensions), or trench art.

 

[Retired Sarge]

Found a WWI officers eagle badge that had the clasp. No information if US made or not.

 

[Mmansfield]

What indicates WW1? Thanks

 

[Retired Sarge]

What indicates WW1? Thanks

Typically the attachment method, they normally (But not always) have the slider (2 loops and a cotter pin) for attachment. Like the below example.

 

[Gare]

have you come to an answer yet ?

 

[Mmansfield]

Definitely has loop on one side. The other side looks like something else was there. Also lead is really odd. Thanks for all the help.

 

[pepperj]

Nice save, congrats