Need some help again

doublet2a · Jan 4, 2009

Hope this one isn't as easy as the last one, I wanna make you guys work for this
Especially you Jim :tongue3:

Just kidding, I love this place for I.D.'s :thumbsup:

Dime for size, made of copper

Tim

aa battery · Jan 5, 2009

SomeGuy said:
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.

could it have been from a bag of money to pay the troops i dunno :icon_scratch:

pippinwhitepaws · Jan 5, 2009

too bad it does not say: 1ea.) od. green. issued to lt patton.

fhayslip · Jan 5, 2009

For sure it is a Quarter Master Corp item. I have found spoons with Q.M.C. printed on it. Good find but I'm not sure what it is.

Monty · Jan 6, 2009

I did some surfing and found a historic Quarter Master site in San Francisco, CA that was extablished in 1848. It apears that there is a QM museum at that site now. The article I found goes into a lot of history about the Quarter Master Corps depot in San Francisco. I have no doubt that this is the origin of the unknown item, but I still have not figured out what it is or what it came off of. http://www.qmfound.com/san_francisco_depot.htm Monty

Above Link Modified, copied it wrong the first time! Monty