I have been gifted my grandfather's Glengarry, which is in remarkably good shape considering its age, well over 60 years, I should guess. He died in 1954. (I have no idea how many times he ever wore it; I never met the man as he'd died before my parents even met.)

It actually fits me pretty well as far as I can tell. The problem is, it still has the old feather in it, which by now is pretty ratty looking and disintegrating.

I've wanted to wear it when I go to games events, partially b/c I inherited the frugality gene, but mostly in his memory.

The problem is, I can't for the life of me figure out how to remove the feather or the badge. The clasp of the badge pin is somehow inaccessible.

Should I just forget about it, keep it as a keepsake, and get my own? I don't want to damage it, even though it's not "worth" anything.