Military find help!

[EC.Mason]

Hey guys found this today. Someone in another thread said it was a “ collar disk seal” but I don’t know what that is or how old this is ha ha. Can’t anyone help me out? The first pic is the front and the second is the back. Thanks!

 

[ticndig]

detached enlisted men 1942-1970

 

[bowwinkles]

My guess is that it is a US army saucer cap brass judging from the size. https://www.acuarmy.com/products/se...MIhJOBrcXU5gIVDtvACh0bbQ1aEAQYBSABEgLtafD_BwE

currently still in use.

 

[ticndig]

yea it does look kinda big now that you mention it . pics are better when not in hand and a known object such as a quarter are next to it for comparison .

 

[EC.Mason]

Here’s it beside a Indian head penny I found. I appreciate all this help!

 

[EC.Mason]

Yes it is pretty big. Bigger then an old half dollar

 

[Tony in SC]

I will go with early hat/cap badge.

 

[EC.Mason]

Awesome! Love to figure out a time period for it.

 

[bowwinkles]

Early ww 2 hat brass was solid thin brass and later became heavier two piece brass and some after market replacements was also gold plated.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Pardon me, but since nobody else has stepped forward to correct the mis-identification, I must do so. E.C. Mason's find is definitely not a "US Army cap-badge. It is a US Army "Geat Seal of the US" horse-harness rosette, in service from 1902 to the present day. This specimen's brass attachment-bar is broken off the rosette's back. If you rotate the photo of E.C. Mason's find, you'll see the "stubs" match up with the location of the crossbar's legs in the photo below. I'll include a photo showing it on the horse bridle. By the way, it wasn't used just for Cavalry... any kind of US Officer's horse also had it.

 

[smokeythecat]

A rosette makes sense. Even though used today, there aren't that many horses in the army anymore. So I would say pre WWII.