AB45 Posted July 5, 2014 Share #1 Posted July 5, 2014 Hey How old could it be?Thanks for answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1SG_1st_Cav Posted July 5, 2014 Share #2 Posted July 5, 2014 701st Armored Infantry Bn, WWII. Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtA Posted July 5, 2014 Share #3 Posted July 5, 2014 With that alpha-numeric hallmark, it's 50's/60's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted July 6, 2014 Share #4 Posted July 6, 2014 With that alpha-numeric hallmark, it's 50's/60's. Interesting Kurt how Gemsco differed from all the rest during this time period, G2, while the others had the opposite, the common way, in example 6D for Denmark, here with the number before the letter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted July 6, 2014 Share #5 Posted July 6, 2014 AB45, great piece, as mentioned by 1SG 1st Cav it will be for the 701st Armored Infantry Battalion, a unit of the 1st Armored Division 1951-57, and as mentioned by Kurt, one made in the 1950s. Here is the date this DI was adopted, 1952. http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=3130&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services The history of this unit, it's now called the 71st Cavalry and is originally descendant from by the 701st Tank Destroyer Battalion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/71st_Cavalry_Regiment For you own information AB, the Needle you gave in your description in this case will be a PIN, as this style or type of DI or as with other types U.S. Military metal badges, is called by collectors, a PIN BACK, as opposed to a SCREW BACK, and or a CLUTCH BACK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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