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This is a Great Old 1920's Forrest County Mississippi Deputy Sheriff Badge.
Forrest County Mississippi was created from Perry County in 1908, and named in honor of Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate general in the American Civil War and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan KKK. Forrest County is part of the Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
VINTAGE:
1920s.
SIZE:Approximately 2-3/16" in height x 1-15/16" in width.
CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:Nickel plated nickel with painted lettering.
ATTACHMENT:Vertical kick type pin with forked locking catch.
MARKINGS:N/A.
ITEM NOTES:This is from a police and law enforcement collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. PAJJK21 LEGEX05/27/23
CONDITION:6 (Fine+): The badge shows moderate wear and great "been there" Look.
GUARANTEE:As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.