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Old 04-04-17, 08:20 PM
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Default 25th Dragoons Badge, Para Badge (and a "clip")!?

The following items were found in the property of my uncle after his death.

There is a small tin, brass actually, that was a WWII first aid kit holder.

Inside were three items:

1 - What appears to be a 25th Dragoons collar badge. There is a letter
"P" stamped in the top rear.

2 - A "clip" constructed of what appears to be two cap or other large 25th Dragoons badges, hinged,
and spring loaded to form a clip.
My guess is that this was intended to be a card holder,
perhaps for calling cards, or perhaps a name card at the officer's mess.

My uncle was a United States Foreign Service Vice-Consul in India, London and Palestine immediately
after the war. I suspect that the badges were a memento from a 25th Dragoons
soldier he served with in one of those locales.

Does anyone have any idea what the "clip" is?
Attached Images
File Type: jpg Tin with Contents.jpg (44.8 KB, 38 views)
File Type: jpg 25th Dragoons Badge Front.jpg (37.8 KB, 32 views)
File Type: jpg 25th Dragoon Badge Back.jpg (38.7 KB, 31 views)
File Type: jpg 25th Dragoons Clip Front.jpg (49.4 KB, 33 views)
File Type: jpg 25th Dragoons Clip Side.jpg (34.8 KB, 33 views)
File Type: jpg 25th Dragoons Clip with Card.jpg (42.7 KB, 31 views)
File Type: jpg Badges with Card in Clip.jpg (31.1 KB, 32 views)
File Type: jpg Para Wings Front.jpg (35.9 KB, 27 views)
File Type: jpg Para Wings Back.jpg (39.1 KB, 26 views)

Last edited by Tennessee; 06-04-17 at 04:20 AM. Reason: Fix typo
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