Original U.S. WWII Navy Early Issue Silver Star Medal with Wrap Brooch in Early Issue Numbered Red Box with Pin & Ribbon - Excellent French Antique Guns The silver is still partly

The silver is still partly intact on the bottom of the pommel

Condition does vary a bit on the cross and ribbon

so it is possible that this example had one at one point

Serial number 86941 is found on the receiver above the maker mark

The ship was acquired by the United States Navy on 7 April 1898

Original U.S. WWII Navy Early Issue Silver Star Medal with Wrap Brooch in Early Issue Numbered Red Box with Pin & Ribbon - Excellent French Antique Guns The silver is still partlyOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Silver Star Medal (SSM) is the successor award to the "Citation Star" (316 silver star) which was established by an Act of Congress on July 9, 1918, during World War I. On July 19, 1932, the Secretary of War approved the conversion of the "Citation Star" to the SSM with the original "Citation Star" incorporated into the center of the medal. This is an extremely scarce early WWII Navy issue Silver Star Medal with