Ruptured Duck document pouch.

[rrobertscv]

Picked this up over the weekend. I have never seen one, guessing you would keep your discharge papers in it.

[Lee Ragan]

I've never seen one of these before! That appears to be a very nice example you have and would be a neat way to display a discharge from the WWII era.

Thanks for showing this.

[rrobertscv]

I've never seen one of these before! That appears to be a very nice example you have and would be a neat way to display a discharge from the WWII era.

Thanks for showing this.

I am going to make a copy of my Uncle's discharge and put it inside. I only gave $1.00 for it.

[Brig]

I've seen one of these before, in a USMC grouping. it's indeed where discharge papers were kept

[carl1944]

Nice item You don't see these much.

I also have such a discharge enveloppe. It is another variant though.
This one was issued to an X-PW of the 422nd Infantry Regt., 106th Division.
T/4 Richard Widmer (he's the guy on my avatar)
The name is not blanked out on the actual item
A copy of his discharge papers are inside, as well as a few ID cards and passes.

Kind regards
Carl

[keith d]

I have also seen those with pieces of cloth in them so the veterans could keep their medals in the envelope as well.

[Brig]

there's one in this thread:

 

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...amp;#entry47879

[gunbarrel]

They used to keep WWI discharge papers in similar leather pouches. Here is one that I picked up as part of a group.

[gunbarrel]

Here is one similar to yours:

 

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...amp;#entry47883

[Guest 61henry]

I have one like the first one that my Grandfather kept his discharge paper in, the paper is still in it and it will stay there. I assumed they all got one with their discharge.

[tom63]

Here's another WWI discharge folder. It's cloth with a faux green alligator finish. Dated June, 1919