U.S. MARSHAL BADGE (STAR) PH-21

This high quality Old West replica badge is crafted out of brass and steel. It is double-stamped then silver plated. Next, each Old West replica badge is individually hand finished for a unique antique look.  Size: approx. 3" H - Back: Bar style pin. Virgil Earp wore such a badge as this during his time in Tombstone. Virgil was commissioned by Crawley P. Dake, U.S. Marshal for Arizona. After Virgil was ambushed and crippled in 1882, it was Dake who appointed Wyatt as a (temporary) Deputy U.S. Marshal to pursue his brother Morgan's killer.