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<p>[QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 368605, member: 136"]Sorry to quote myself here, but since I know when & where it was purchased (DH was writing a book about the Irish Brigade at the time) and the one Hunting found is <b>so </b>similar, I'm thinking they've been making these for quite a while & selling them at Civil War battle sites as souvenirs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Very possibly cast, originally, from a real Civil War era badge or the like, with a pin then attached to the back. As MOS stated, very sloppy work on the attachment.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks, everybody. I appreciate the input![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 368605, member: 136"]Sorry to quote myself here, but since I know when & where it was purchased (DH was writing a book about the Irish Brigade at the time) and the one Hunting found is [B]so [/B]similar, I'm thinking they've been making these for quite a while & selling them at Civil War battle sites as souvenirs. Very possibly cast, originally, from a real Civil War era badge or the like, with a pin then attached to the back. As MOS stated, very sloppy work on the attachment. Thanks, everybody. I appreciate the input![/QUOTE]
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