gap Posted September 21, 2014 Share #1 Posted September 21, 2014 Opinions please. About 1 1/4 inch tall by 1 inch wide. Also, what time period? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gap Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share #2 Posted September 21, 2014 Reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atb Posted September 21, 2014 Share #3 Posted September 21, 2014 It looks like the eagle from a US Army enlisted man's service cap insignia. It would fit onto a round, brass disk. Could be the mid-1920's up through some time after the Vietnam Era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gap Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted September 21, 2014 Possibly, but I'm not so sure.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atb Posted September 21, 2014 Share #5 Posted September 21, 2014 Well, it looks exactly like the eagle from the service cap badge I wore when I took it apart for cleaning. I think the disk it fits is 2" dia. It has a central hole for the screw post and a smaller hole for that anti-spin pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gap Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted September 21, 2014 I compared it to my WW2 enlisted cap badge and it is smaller. Also appears to be darkened brass as opposed to polished, so I'm wondering if it is from a WWI era cap badge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gap Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share #7 Posted September 22, 2014 Emerson references a WAC officer's hat device in "antiqued bronze" that was 1 1/2 inches high. He also talks about an officer's collar eagle in "dull finished bronze" that was 1 1/4 inch wide and only worn from 1903-1905. The photo I posted indicates the insignia is very antiqued bronze like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atb Posted September 22, 2014 Share #8 Posted September 22, 2014 Its the fastener that makes me doubt it is the old officer's collar badge (but being wrong is not new for me). I'll have to dig out my old cap badge to check the size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbuehler Posted September 30, 2014 Share #9 Posted September 30, 2014 atb is correct that this is from and enlisted cap badge. They varied considerably in size and that nut is typical of the ww2 era The eagles that Emerson refers to are different in design. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gap Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share #10 Posted November 24, 2014 I thought that WW2 era cap badge's were bright brass, this one is much darker, sort of antiqued finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tudorp Posted December 8, 2014 Share #11 Posted December 8, 2014 This one is WWII era Enlisted cap badge. The eagle is a separate piece from the disk. It is 1.25" X 1.25" (just the eagle part). They may vary slightly depending on manufacture I would assume as there were/are typcially more than one manufacture of insignias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gap Posted December 8, 2014 Author Share #12 Posted December 8, 2014 Again, the brass is antiqued or darkened. Have not seen a WW2 cap badge of this material -- they are always bright brass. Also, this one is smaller than normal and the threaded fastener on the back is very short compared to others I have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tudorp Posted December 8, 2014 Share #13 Posted December 8, 2014 It might just be natural oxidation from age. it happens. During service, most were polished as part of the uniform, but time sitting around not being polished, it will naturally darken.. I'm sure you are aware of that. But, it looks like many enlisted service cap insignias minus the round backing plate that I have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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