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    WWII Paratrooper Bracelet

    Good afternoon, fellas!
    I had this on the ol' eBay so I wanted to wait until it ended to show you this.
    It has sold and I did pretty well on this piece...which is good because I definitely didn't want to sell it!
    Anyway, I thought everyone here would like to see it so here are some pics! Any thoughts on what the crest was before being worn away?
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    Very, very nice piece.
    Regards, Jim

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    Thanks! It's quite interesting to hold these old war pieces. Firearms, field gear, home front stuff. Doesn't matter. The history is tangible and it's addicting to imagine all these pieces have seen.

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    Closest I could come up with is the 91rst Airborne, South Vietnamese Army.

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    Is it actual silver do you think? From the pictures it looks as if it could be because it's not too silvery in colour and not too shiny. There may not be a hall mark even if silver.

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    Possibly the 11th Airborne
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    As worn as the bracelet appears I would hazard a guess that the wings and crest are silver. The plated wings show brass below the silver when they are worn.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flying10uk View Post
    Is it actual silver do you think?
    I believe WW2 wings were silver.
    Regards, Jim

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    Thanks everyone for the input on the crest!
    It's definitely silver. It's marked as such on the back.
    My buddy buys and sells gold/diamonds/silver for a living -- usually just paying spot price for jewelry. I got a nice kick out of telling him I got about 5 times spot price on this .
    I've been going to auctions to raise a little side cash and I've come across some neat things. I gotta say, it's hard selling stuff that I want to keep though haha. I did way overpay for a WWII machete...guess I'll keep that one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rcathey View Post
    I got a nice kick out of telling him I got about 5 times spot price on this .
    Comparative rarity.
    Regards, Jim

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