Need some help again

[doublet2a]

Hope this one isn't as easy as the last one, I wanna make you guys work for this
Especially you Jim
Just kidding, I love this place for I.D.'s
Dime for size, made of copper


Tim

 

[thrillathahunt]

Hey Tim........let me be the first to offer an uneducated quess

WW1 ace bandage clip?

Rick

 

[savant365]

boxcar seal.

 

[doublet2a]

Hey Tim........let me be the first to offer an uneducated quess tongue3

WW1 ace bandage clip?

Rick

By God Rick, ,I think you have it my friend


Tim

 

[aa battery]

it goes to some sort of strap but its small. it folds to protect the end of the strap or belt

 

[Peerless67]

Q.M.C = quartermaster corps

S.F = SanFrancisco depot

And a guess at G.W&M = general works and maintainance ?

Have no idea what it is though.

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

it goes to some sort of strap but its small. it folds to protect the end of the strap or belt

yep!

 

[doublet2a]

it goes to some sort of strap but its small. it folds to protect the end of the strap or belt

That's what I was thinking, Seems like a lot of info for a belt end though


Tim

 

[aa battery]

it goes to some sort of strap but its small. it folds to protect the end of the strap or belt

That's what I was thinking, Seems like a lot of info for a belt end though


Tim

thought the same thing

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

I'll bet any money it is some kind of an ace bandage clip.

Keep @ it and HH!!

 

[AU24K]

It appears that it was intended to fold over and the little hooks imbedded into whatever it folded over. Possibly the end of a military trouser belt.
Scott

 

[trikikiwi]

I'm with aa on this. A belt or strap end cover. The fact that there are three prongs on one side and two on the other indicate the object folds over allowing the prongs to 'interweave'.

Mike

 

[crazyjarhead]

That's what I was thinking, quarter master corps

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

i was reviewing quartermaster records for the time...hoped for photos.
the material i read indicated some items were available for officer use, but had to be purchased. not gi issue, but approved aftermarket gear, would account for the markings...i could not find anything on the supplier.

 

[vwayne1]

Only problem is that Quartermaster is one word and would never be represented by "Q.M." keep trying. You guys rock!

 

[SomeGuy]

In this 1918 NY Times article, Q.M.C. is used to refer to the Quartermaster Department of the U.S. Army.

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9D02E4D7143EE433A2575BC2A9619C946996D6CF

 

[mtntrekr2]

I would agree with a strap end for something like a back pack or possible helmet strap.
Joe

 

[Monty]

Seal for leather trim on top of a mailbag. It'd be hung on a post and the train would snag it as it passed through a mail station? Monty

 

[Goodyguy]

Pretty good consensus that it folds over the end of a strap.
And it may have been used on any strap of that size. Weather it be backpack or mail bag or leggings. or helmet or whatever!

Buddy~

 

[SomeGuy]

The inclusion of a specific date makes me think it's a seal for something time sensitive or subject to spoilage, such as a mail bag, sack of flour, etc.