Unique & Historic 1924 Warren Co PA Badge of Sheriff George W. Grosch with KKK Inscription

A Full Sheriff Badge from the 1920's from just about anywhere in the US is a great, historic, Artifact to begin with. And what we have here is a beautiful Gold Filled example with hard fired black enamel made by the Wendell & Company firm of Chicago and New York. The obverse of the badge reads SHERIFF and WARREN CO. PENN. Engraved on the reverse is the Sheriff's name and his date of appointment: George W. Grosch 1-7-2But Warren County Pennsylvania has long been a hotbed of Ku Klux Klan activity, especially in the early 1920s to the mid 1930s, so to show his associations, at least clandestinely, engraved around the very center of the star on the reverse of Sheriff Grosch's badge is the well known KKK code: AKIA, which stands for: A Klansman I Am. We have never seen anything else quite like this unique piece of American History.

1924

Approximately: 2-1/8" in height x 1-9/16" in width.

Gold Filled with hard fired black enamel.

Vertical pin with drop in locking catch.

This is from a police and law enforcement collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VDBHV25 LAHGEX05/25/25

8+ (Excellent): The badge shows minor wear, and it is a Unique & Historic Badge to add to your collection.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.