DEPUTY SHERIFF JOINS THE HUNT

[JJS NEW ENGLAND]

I FOUND THIS DEPUTY SHERIFFS BADGE WHICH IS ABOUT 3 INCHES TALL BY 2.5 INCHES WIDE AT 11 INCHES DEEP. I THINK IT IS A HAT BADGE. I LIVE IN RI AND CANNOT FIND ANY LIKE IT ONLINE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE IT A PROPER ID OR AGE. . I ALSO FOUND MY FIRST SILVER RING WHICH I WILL POST WHEN I HAVE MORE TIME ALONG WITH A 52 QUARTER I FOUND WHILE HUNTING WITH MY BUDDY JPS. SORRY ABOUT THE PICTURE QUALITY AS I HAD TO SCAN IT BECAUSE MY CAMERA IS OUT OF COMMISSION AT THE MOMENT. OVERALL IT WAS A DECENT WEEKEND. THANKS FOR LOOKING. HH

 

[jeff of pa]

fixed your pic.

nice Badge

 

[bongo1962]

Scan the rest. Without pictures our interest withers and dies. Super badge. Bongo

 

[Nana40]

True, true. We're a visual kinda bunch. Love that badge though! Sounds like a great weekend hunt!

Congrats!! Nana

 

[DaChief]

That is a really old badge. Looks like a great find.

 

[RON (PA)]

Nice find. The badge does look very old. I would not be able to guess as to how old it is.

 

[Skrimpy]

If it's real and not a toy, chances are good that it is from the county you found it in. I would hit up the local sheriff for some history, possibly the local police benevolent association, or possibly other police related foundations in that county. Someone will probably know what it is...

 

[Bridge End Farm]

wow cool find

 

[bnsfhobo]

On many of the police badges, the center seal will be of the State which the town or county is located in. That center seal kinda looks like Maryland, but I can't be sure.
That may be another was of tracking it back.

Great find !!!

 

[crazyjarhead]

Maybe you can get a good magnifying glass and check it out. I would have to agree that the chances of it being from the original area are pretty good.

 

[allen]

cool badge...

 

[Detectingfreak]

awesome badge!

 

[JJS NEW ENGLAND]

I FOUND THAT THIS BADGE IS A NEW JERSEY BADGE. I STILL CANNOT FINE ITS AGE. HH

 

[TimC (North Alabama)]

Nice relic and still some nice detail.

 

[Skrimpy]

I FOUND THAT THIS BADGE IS A NEW JERSEY BADGE. I STILL CANNOT FINE ITS AGE. HH

You find the department and someone within it will either know or be able to point you in the correct direction as to it's age. And if it isn't too old you might get a personnel complaint against an officer removed from their record as it is technically no longer missing.