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Old Arizona Sterling Silver U.S. Marshal Badge Heavy w/brass clipping pin

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    Posted 9 years ago

    superstarbob
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    Old U.S. Marshall Badge heavy duty clip marked sterling on the back. Did test to be sterling. What I can figure from AZ 1800's but so many replica and fakes. This isn't a fake got it out of a old box full wild west antiques and nobody makes things that well crafted no more. The back has small pits in it from antique casting methods. The front is tarnished like silver gets. This isn't fake crap off of eBay I studied this for hours. Can only find match in museum web sites... Why? Any info please superstar bobbyk@gmail 970 623 3706 text please

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    1. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 9 years ago
      Not my real field, but will be watching other's inputs. Many of the early ones, I understand were hand made (even cut from sheet tinned steel). Be following, but be prepared to be cut down by our skeptics. I am one. I would say, fake because I can't imagine a badge being made out of a metal that the wearer might be shot for. Safer behind a tin badge.
    2. justinspolicecollection, 9 years ago
      Hate to tell you, but this appears to be a reproduction. The clasp is a modern clasp on a badge that would have been issues well before the clasp would have been invented. They can fake anything now a days, but this appears to be a better fake than those on eBay.
    3. Efesgirl Efesgirl, 8 years ago
      It could also be simply be a replacement clasp. Try your luck here. Maybe the guy who runs this site can help you.

      http://www.policeguide.com/Police_Photo_Galleries/Badge_Gallery_/U_S_Marshals_Badges/u_s_marshals_badges.html
    4. scottvez scottvez, 8 years ago
      Agree with justin-- modern repro.

      Don't see any indications that the pin back is replaced/ updated.

      scott

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