WWI Infantry Collar device

[Hondo]

The ground thawed today just enough for a trip out to try to get a little something to kick off the new year. Hit a field where an old homestead once existed and I have had some luck previously. Abut an hour in I hit what I was sure was a coin and was even more sure when it popped into view (about the size of a quarter, just slightly larger), then I saw the obverse image shown below and knew it was something different. My early online searches seem to indicate it is an infantry collar device from World War I. All I know for sure is I am glad I took a chance to run the detector today, it was worth the extra effort of hacking through the semi-frozen ground.



Any additional input on what I might have here is greatly appreciated and welcomed. Thanks for looking!

Kelly

 

[park pirate]

Nice one..

 

[ks coyote]

Here's a site that may help with a ID. Congrats.

Dating Metallic Insignia: Collar Disks

 

[MikeDiG]

It's a WW1 army infantry collar disk. Cool find. Thanks for sharing!

 

[MikeDiG]

Sorry read your description after posting haha. You hit it right on. Look on Shiloh relics.com May give you a little better description.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Great military find.