Some type of campaign medal?

[Gregg3131]

Found this at mid 1700s house site in Virginia. Could this be some type of medal missing the ribbon? Based on construction and design any way to date?

 

[sprailroad]

It does look as though it had ribbon in it, right frame and size, example would be say a " Meritorious Unit Commendation" (Red Ribbon) worn over the right breast pocket. Although, the tab with a pin sticking out has me thrown a bit, don't remember that. The four tabs on the back would have slid onto a type of bar with others, such as Valorous or Presidential Unit Commendation ribbons.

 

[A2coins]

Cool find

 

[BLK HOLE]

Looks like a ribbon frame for the Army Meritorious Unit Ribbon.

 

[Hawks88]

Interesting find. Congrats. Sorry I can’t help with ID.

 

[Retired Sarge]

Between the 5 military branches, then throw in Active Duty, Guard, Reserves and then Law Enforcement, you'll be hard pressed to ID the actual ribbon. We all have ribbons with the "Gold Frame", some LE Agencies have a lot of ribbons with the frame.

Heck my USAF ribbon rack has two ribbons with the frame.

See link for one LE Agencies awards with the frame.

Tagman CFE-Tagman Home Page

 

[devldog]

Congrats on a nice find.

 

[Gregg3131]

Any idea how old this is?

 

[Retired Sarge]

Any idea how old this is?

Hard to say, this style single ribbon holder has been in use for years and I believe is still available. Yeap still available, just checked, see image below. I'm thinking that style ribbon holder/bar might have came into use during WWII until present day, so you've got an approximately 80 year period there just on the ribbon holder/bar.

If you can clean up the brass of the ribbon holder/bar you might be able to see the manufacturer's information. Based on that you can get a general ideal when that part was made.

 

[Gregg3131]

Hard to say, this style single ribbon holder has been in use for years and I believe is still available. Yeap still available, just checked, see image below. I'm thinking that style ribbon holder/bar might have came into use during WWII until present day, so you've got an approximately 80 year period there just on the ribbon holder/bar.

If you can clean up the brass of the ribbon holder/bar you might be able to see the manufacturer's information. Based on that you can get a general ideal when that part was made.

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Great info. Thank you

 

[Retired Sarge]

Great info. Thank you

The way the manufacturer's name, address, logo is written will usually help narrow a date down a little bit. A lot like a buttons back mark.

Sorry we could narrow it down further for you.