I believe this is a WW2 Purple Heart w/numbers

[spagg]

I just picked this up today at our local Antique store, It's a cased numbered purple heart any help dating this would be appreciated. 181881 engraved on the side. Not sure what that means.

 

Thank you.

[dhcoleterracina]

A very nice early PH from WW2 however these could have been issued well into the VN War era. Well done. 

[spagg]

9 minutes ago, dhcoleterracina said:

A very nice early PH from WW2 however these could have been issued well into the VN War era. Well done. 

Thanks, just wanted to make sure it was made during WWII. I'm missing the ribbon.

[Hermanus]

This is a Rex Products contract Purple Heart. Contract date July 1st, 1942, roughly for the numbers 100,001 to 400,000.

 

As said before issued in WW2 to even Vietnam.

 

Regards

Herman 

[Fromthepastcollections]

One other thing to help identify a potential time period of when it was manufactured would be to black light the medal and the ribbon. iIf it doesn't glow its older like ww2 era possibly Korean war era. And if it does glow it is definitely modern (Vietnam and after) I cant remember the specifics off the top of my head so I just had to give the general idea.