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Shield with EAGLE CREST OLD WEST BADGE

"US PONY EXPRESS MESSENGER" Style

Made of Double Die Struck Solid Copper with Antiqued Silver Finish and a Soldered Pin at the back

Brand New

From April 1860 to October 1861, Pony Express Riders carried the mail over a hazardous 1600 mile route from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California in only 10 days. Relay stations were 35 to 75 miles apart. The company preferred to hire small, wiry young men with no family ties. Johnny Fry, John Burnett, Richard Egan, Charlie Cliff and others carried the mail including William F. Cody "Buffalo Bill". One can scarcely imagine the dangers faced by these young men. Charlie Cliff once fought off a band of Indians with 2 arrows in him. In spite of such events, only 1 rider was killed in 18 months time. The linking of East and West by the transcontinental telegraph replaced the need for the Pony Express, but it wrote it's own chapter in our history in a very short time.

Add this Pony Express Messenger Badge to your Old West Collection and proudly display in your home or office. Collect all Old West memorabilia available in our store.

About OLD WEST Badges

The term "MARSHAL" refers to the Chief of a Police Force which operates within  city or town limits.

"SHERIFF" is the chief of a Police Unit which covers a County area, outside the city or town jurisdiction. It is nearly always an elected post. The Sheriff then appoints his own force of deputies.

U.S. Marshals have Federal jurisdiction and can cross state borders. In early times, each state or territory had a senior U.S. Marshal, appointed by the President with each new administration. The senior U.S. Marshall appointed and commissioned his own deputies and these were his agents and representatives in the field.
 
The badges worn by senior U.S. Marshals always read "U.S. Marshal", however deputies often wore badges with this same legend. A deputy's badge did not always bear the term deputy. This was done because deputies represented the U.S. Marshal and because they were in his service.

Many times in old photos of lawmen, no badges will be seen. This is because they were instructed to wear their badges in a "inconspicuous" place. This helped give the lawmen the advantage of being able to get up close to a lawbreaker with the element of surprise in their favor.

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