picked this WW1 pin up with in a cheap Rikers

[gpspartans]

got several good items out of the Rikers, some EGA's and other WW1 items.

 

Solid Gold

 

Dieges & Clust

[BILL THE PATCH]

How much does it weigh? Nice pin

[gpspartans]

not sure. I need to get a better scale.

[gpspartans]

Back of pin

[gpspartans]

other listings indicate 1.9 grams with 3/4" dia

[firefighter]

What year was this made? Wasn't WW1 called the 'GREAT WAR' then WW1 after WW2 started?

[firefighter]

Great looking badge.

[gpspartans]

What year was this made? Wasn't WW1 called the 'GREAT WAR' then WW1 after WW2 started?

 

think so, but not sure. pin just says world war. date on my research puts pin being made for a few years after war, up to 1920 or so.

[USAFnav]

Great pin. It says "World War" which was common for the time. the "I" was added after WW2. So either Great War or World War would indicate something between the wars. Interestingly, it has 1917 only, and not 1918 also. Very nice, I'd like to own that one myself!

Pete

[firefighter]

Great pin. It says "World War" which was common for the time. the "I" was added after WW2. So either Great War or World War would indicate something between the wars. Interestingly, it has 1917 only, and not 1918 also. Very nice, I'd like to own that one myself!

Pete

 

 

Maybe that city had a specific unit that only served in 1917?

[Garandomatic]

It was called THE World War early on, too. I've got some books published around the time of WWI that call it that.

 

It was also called the German-American War in smaller amounts. I have a WWI vet's ring that calls it that. I believe he bought it when he shipped out, as it is just dated 1917.

[Fred Borgmann]

This is from Brockton, Massa. for WWI veterans.

[russ santangelo]

An unusual pin. I have never seen another in 60 years of collecting.