Post Your WWI Collar Disk

[Remark]

And yes it is a standard  WW1 Type 1 bronzed right side US collar disk.

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WWI, U.S. Army, Type I, Unknown Cavalry Collar Disk?

[Salvage Sailor]

"SJ" ROTC St. John's Military Academy (there were two, one in Wisconsin - now St. John's Northwestern Military Academy and one in Kansas)

 

Artillery (Worthpoint auction)

 

Infantry (Griffin auction)

 

Infantry - posted on the forum HERE

[Tolzer]

Thank You!

 

I have been trying to ID this one for a long time.

[JDR]

Greetings,

 

I recently visited a friend who has 3-4 riker cases of discs and in those displays was this tank corps example. Would someone know what the purpose was of a number on a tank disc?
 

This disc came out the estate of General Edward Burka in Maryland who passed away in 2021:

 

 

 

Best Regards,

-J.D.

[atb]

First impression, a reproduction, fantasy, or fake. The choice of which word to use can be argued. The "5" is supposed to be a unit. designation. 

[JDR]

Greetings, 

 

Picked up a handful of new examples of collar discs at this year's SOS at Louisville that I'm excited to share here. First is a set that came on a Postal Express NCO's tunic:

 

 

French-made PES disc on left side of collar

 

It took a day or two after picking this uniform up for me to realize the US disc is a pinback style with extra periods added

 

The second disc is one that accompanied a 93rd "Blue Helmet" Division uniform. The font style struck me as unusual, I would be interested to know if someone has seen a similar disc:

 

 

Hope everyone who attended SOS this year found some good things to take home! I look forward to checking out next year; hopefully the change to the North Hall won't mess things up too much!

 

Best Regards,

-J.D.

 

[BarriosMilitaria]

Here's a pair of EGA disc from a 6th Marine group. 

[tfurrer98]

I know nobody has posted here in a while, but I wanted to show a cool one I just got on a uniform.

 

Extremely scarce WWI 6th division 20th cavalry, they changed from the 15th cav to the 20th in June 1917, and only existed as the 20th from then until November 1917, when they became the 78th artillery. The uniform its attached to is also for a stable worker, who was responsible for taking care of the horses.

 

Made an account here finally to share this as I figured people would like to see as its probably one of a handful maybe still in existence. 🙂

[atb]

A very nice uniform for a short lived organization.

Where did you find a 15th Cavalry connection? My information source shows the 20th Cavalry was constituted June 3, 1916 in the Regular Army as the 20th Cavalry. It was organized on June 1,1917 at Ft. Riley, KS. On November 18, 1917 the unit was converted and redesignated as the 78th Field Artillery. The 20th Cavalry itself appears to not have been part of the 6th Division, but the 78th Field Artillery was.

[tfurrer98]

13 minutes ago, atb said:

A very nice uniform for a short lived organization.

Where did you find a 15th Cavalry connection? My information source shows the 20th Cavalry was constituted June 3, 1916 in the Regular Army as the 20th Cavalry. It was organized on June 1,1917 at Ft. Riley, KS. On November 18, 1917 the unit was converted and redesignated as the 78th Field Artillery. The 20th Cavalry itself appears to not have been part of the 6th Division, but the 78th Field Artillery was.

Thank you!

 

Sorry I meant the 13th, well "elements of". Only info I was able to find had stated that. Interesting that the 20th cav has practically no mention anywhere though, had to find it through the 6th division then 78th artillery. I could assume because the 20th itself didnt see action. 

[Remark]

I just picked up a new variation of a common disk and I wanted to keep this thread going.  

 

I really like the variation of designs.  Not just the small artistic differences, but the bigger style changes too.

 

Here are a few style change disks that I have.