Military button

[goldencoin]

Hello, just found this button, any idea on age?

 

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[PBK]

It appears to be a U.S. Army enlisted man's collar disk, and one of the types in use during or after World War II.

 

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[goldencoin]

however, some people say is is a button from WW II or could possibly pre-date that. It would be great if i could se an exact picture of it somewhere else


HH
-GC

 

[PBK]

however, some people say is is a button from WW II or could possibly pre-date that. It would be great if i could se an exact picture of it somewhere else

HH
-GC

Hey, GC—

Try an eBay search for "WWII US collar disk." Most of the time there will be a pair, one with "U.S." and the other with the branch of service insignia: crossed rifles for infantry, etc. If you can't find any exactly like yours, do the same search in "Completed Items." A Google images search should get you some good hits, too.

Shown below are a couple of WWII period "U.S." collar disks. Compare those to the third (bottom) disk, which is from WWI.

Hope this helps.

All the best,
PBK

 

[goldencoin]

the design appears similar, but the consrcution is not the same. all of those are flat, mine is more of a dome, also, the U.S. is seperate from the actual disk......is it possible that this is some other WW II item, perhaps, a button?

-GC

 

[dg39]

the design appears similar, but the construction is not the same. all of those are flat, mine is more of a dome, also, the U.S. is separate from the actual disk......is it possible that this is some other WW II item, perhaps, a button?

-GC

There were many variations and configurations of collar brass. Both flat and rounded face. Yours is probably from the Korean war period or a little after.
DG

 

[PBK]

GC—

Domed collar disks appeared as early as 1937 (Type III); however, some disks remained flat. In fact, the same is true of disks all the way through Type V, c. 1943-70, although domed versions became increasingly common from Type III on.

 

[goldencoin]

ok, now i understand that. So, this disk is most likely from WW II or what? Mine seems fairly crude with the two pieces separate from eachother and connected by a bar. Would that make mine the older type 3 version?

HH
-GC

 

[PBK]

Type III: 1937-1944 (Revived in 1970.)

Type IV: 1942-1943

Type V: 1943-1970

So, yes, your collar disk could have been worn in World War II.