Old kkk things??

[pressfit]

My wife went to a estate auction one day and like always came home with a truck load to hoard..lol.. anyway she found these 3 things there.. no idea what they are but sure are creepy looking.. on the back they are inscribed Grand Dragon 1869, Texas 1930 and the last one says I support and defend the invisible circle ..1890 they are some type of heavy metal.. any idea what they are?

 

[RUGER]

Never seen anything like it but I would be willing to bet somewhere there is a KKK member that would pay big money for them.

 

[W C]

I have an old KKK business card that has some very plain and true language printed on it.

 

[Inkstainz]

They are probably badges or something, at least that is what they look like to me

 

[geezer]

I saw something similar to these at a recent civil war show. Id be willing to bet they would be worth 75 to 100 bucks plus a piece to the right person.

 

[Crow Terminator]

If you don't care, I am going to steal your pic and put it on some of my relic hunting forums. Some of those guys are pretty sharp on the history of items.

 

[geezer]

If you don't care, I am going to steal your pic and put it on some of my relic hunting forums. Some of those guys are pretty sharp on the history of items.

I bet someone will know quickly, they do know there stuff!

 

[GOHUNT]

My guess is that they are remakes. See the site I posted below. Not that uncommon.

http://www.kkklan.com/restrikes2.htm

 

[pressfit]

I dont think they are remakes.. I been hoarding old stuff for years and have seen re makes before.. these have the patina and wear marks of many years... I beleive them to be the real things what ever they are... the auction was at a old house, with loads and loads of antiques..

 

[GOHUNT]

I was confident the one I picked up was real, just like #17 on that site, and mine is silver, but have lost my confidence that it is real.

 

[Crow Terminator]

Okay I posted your pic on a number of sites I go to. The verdict?

100% modern strikes. Not even a remake. How do they know that? Because there never were any "originals" made for these to be remakes of. They are simply a novelty item. They are kind of like the oval CSA belt buckles...they look cool and some are even cast to look old, but they originate from about 1980. They are worth about $6 a piece.

 

[pressfit]

I was afraid of that after gohunts post... oh well... thanks for trying... would you give $7?? LOL