Help ID this military pin

[nhagan]

I have looked around a bit and figure it was either a veteran or valor pin? It is boots, riffle and helmet in the letter V. Any help is much appreciated.
Neil

 

[Ant]

That's a Fallen Soldier Battle Cross the V must be is for Vietnam.

 

[nhagan]

Much appreciated Ant!
Neil

 

[Aarong81]

You should check the token/tag in the upper left of the picture and compare it with a large cent to see if its the same size. I've seen some worn LC's used for similar purposes and sometimes they can be ID'd.

 

[nhagan]

My large cent I have for reference weighs 10.1 grams while the name tag weighs 9.3 grams (It is pretty smooth all over). What else should I be looking for?

Neil

 

[nhagan]

I will say however my large cent does have quite a bit of dirt still caked in it (may make up for some of that diff in weight as well as the hole that is cut out of the tag.

Neil

 

[Aarong81]

The tag looks very worn and smooth, the diameter should still be close unless someone pounded it out flat and made it larger. I doubt thats the case though. If the diameter isn't very close its probably not a LC. The weight difference could be explained from wear. Can you see any outlines or hints on the surface that could be from a coin design?

 

[Aarong81]

Can you post a couple pics of each side of the token? Its hard to tell much from the partial picture. I'm looking for hints of a design I could recognize. It seems it may have what looks to be a wreath on it. Here is a GIF showing what I'm looking at.
http://upload-pics.org/images/82760689810301681243.gif

 

[nhagan]

Sorry it took me so long to respond (had a busy weekend)... I will get some pics of it in comparison with a lc.It is really smooth and flat (a bit larger than a large cent as well) if it was it is pounded pretty flat.

Neil

 

[Aarong81]

OK, I have my doubts then. I don't see why anyone would go through the trouble of increasing the size by pounding it flat but its possible.

Although, I do see obvious hammer marks in several places.

 

[nhagan]

I would have to say its just a tool tag off something... Weight and things all add up but I am unable to find anything in the tag itself that would point to it having any lc details in it unfortunately. Still an interesting find...
Neil

 

[Aarong81]

Oh ya, its huge compared to the LC. At first I thought that was a small cent next to it, lol. I wonder what 'CAMDEN' means? A last name, maybe. Still neat to find a hand tooled tag.