US Army Hat Badges

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified pair of hat or collar badges from the State of Maine, possibly from the State Police or the National Guard. Each badge is the Maine State Seal, with the motto "Dirigo" (I lead). These badges date to the 1930s or perhaps...

ARTIFACT: Rare! Circa 1943 United States Army Enlisted Man plastic visor hat badge with steel keeper wartime shortage materials. The front of the badge displays a raised Great Seal of the United States – an eagle clutching arrows and an olive branch with...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United States Army Transport Service officer hat badge in bullion on its original band. The back of the badge has a GEMSCO maker label still affixed. The badge shows a large golden bullion eagle with a red, white and blue...

ARTIFACT: Rare WWII circa 1943 United States Army Enlisted Man plastic and embossed paper hat badge. The embossed paper depicts the Great Seal of the United States, an eagle bearing a shield on its chest with arrows and oak leaves clutched in its talons...

ARTIFACT: Rare WWII United States Army Transportation Corps Officer overseas cap badge in sterling and 10K gold fill by Gemsco. The cap badge is an eagle, wings spread, and standing atop a US Shield with crossed anchors behind. The center shows an...

ARTIFACT: Extremely rare World War II United States Army Transportation Service Chief Petty Officer hat badge. The badge is an anchor, rope, and wheel with a shield at the center bearing a winged wheel insignia. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: Scarce 1920's Enlisted Man's Hat Badge. The large, round, gilt brass badge depicts the Great Seal of the United States in nice detail. VINTAGE: Circa 1920's SIZE: Approximately 1 ½" in diameter CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1890s helmet badge for the United States Army 102nd Cavalry Essex Troops of Newark, New Jersey. Loosely formed in 1890 by Colonel James E. Fleming of the "Essex Club", the Essex Troop mustered for regular drills and...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare early Yale Artillery Battalion collar insignia or hat badge circa 191Organized the same year, the battalion was led by determined a USMA 1904 graduate, Captain Robert Melville Danford. Danford trained the unit without...

ARTIFACT: Nice Philippine Insurrection Period United States Army 15th Cavalry, Troop A Enlisted Man hat badge. The badge is two crossed cavalry swords with the cavalry number, "15" above and the troop letter, "A" below. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce World War I United States Army enlisted man visor hat badge in blackened bronze. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 1-7/16" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Die-stamped, blackened bronze with steel...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautifully detailed World War I United States Army officer hat badge. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 2-3/16" in height by 2" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Bronze. ATTACHMENT: Single screw post...