1916 Mexican Border US Arm Ring in Sterling and Enamel Named to Cpl. C. Hardt

1916 Mexican Border United States Army ring in sterling with blue, white, and red enamel details. An increasing number of border incidents early in 1916 culminated in an invasion of American territory on March 8th, when Pancho Villa and his band of men raided New Mexico. Ring's center is enameled with red, white, and blue, 10 stars and readMEXICAN BORDER and is named to Cpl. C. Hardt. The inside is engraved with: C. Hardt Cpl. Bat. A. O.F.A. (Ohio (?) Field Artillery)

Circa 1916

Approximately size 10

Sterling and enamel.

C. Hardt Cpl. Bat. A. O.F.A.

This is from a collection of US Army artifacts which we will be listing more of over the next few months. TRVBEX14 TREX14 LBDJX11/14 SBDJX12/14

7+ (Very Fine+): Ring shows moderate wear, much of the enamel remains intact.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.