ORIGINAL 1937 PATTERN UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS OFFICER EAGLE GLOBE ANCHOR HAT/CAP INSIGNIA, SCREW-BACK. “H-H IMPERIAL” (HILBORN HAMBURGER). The Globe-and-Anchor Cap Device is worn on the cap of the Marine Corps dress uniform. The globe on the U. Marine emblem signifies continuing historical service in any part of the world. The eagle represents the United States. The anchor, which dates back to the founding of the Corps in 1775, acknowledges the naval tradition of the Marines and their continual service under the command of the Department of the Navy. Please let me know if there’s anything else I can do for you!
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Interwar Era Pre-WWII U. Army Enlisted Infantryman Service Visor Hat Insignia. Original Interwar Era Pre-WWII U. Army Enlisted Infantryman Service Visor Hat Insignia; Good Issued. As Photographed with wear as seen. A Nice Candidate for any Period Collection, Impression, or Display. Recent Estate Collection Acquisition & Presented as Acquired, Rare. Check back often – we search estates and sources across the world to bring a fine selection of militaria. Please review all photos for details regarding the condition of the item listed – further condition information will be included in the listing as is relevant, if you need additional photographs or have questions regarding the condition please do not hesitate to ask. I describe all items to the best of my ability – please do not hesitate to ask any and all questions prior to the close of the listing. Mistakes very rarely occur – however if one does please rest assured that it will be corrected. International Buyers are Welcome!
Not the issue variety. Late 1920’s to mid 1930’s droop wing dress collar device. Type worn by Marines in China. Larger than issue type by 1/8. This variation also has curved lines of latitude and longitude. Extremely difficult to find. Unmarked as to maker. Please pay upon receipt of invoice.
LARGE 1-15/16 INCH SIZE PRE WORLD WAR II UNITED STATES ARMY & MARINE CORPS COLONEL – NAVY CAPTAIN WAR EAGLE INSIGNIA, SCREW-BACK. (SCREW POSTS HAVE BEEN CUT SHORT BUT IT WILL STILL THREAD INTO THE WASHER NUT). The insignia for a colonel is a silver eagle which is a stylized representation of the eagle dominating the Great Seal of the United States (which is the coat of arms of the United States). As on the Great Seal, the eagle has a U. Shield superimposed on its chest and is holding an olive branch and bundle of arrows in its talons. However, in simplification of the Great Seal image, the insignia lacks the scroll in the eagle’s mouth and the rosette above its head. On the Great Seal, the olive branch is always clutched in the eagle’s right-side talons, while the bundle of arrows is always clutched in the left-side talons. The head of the eagle faces towards the olive branch, rather than the arrows, advocating peace rather than war. As a result, the head of the eagle always faces towards the viewer’s left. Some colonel eagles from the 1920s to the 1950s faced the arrows, though this is no longer done. The full-sized colonel eagle is exactly two inches in diameter from the tips of each wing. Please let me know if there’s anything else I can do for you!
Great detail, with the full feather wings as in the WW2 period. Full size, not a miniature. Issued starting in 1922 to service members in the United States Navy and United States Marine Corops who received training and qualification as dirigible pilots. The badge first appeared in Navy Uniform Regulations in 1922. _gsrx_vers_468 GS 6.4 (468).
World War I matched set EGA collar devices with screw back. The post are good, missing screw.
LARGE 1-7/8 INCH SIZE 1930’S PRE WORLD WAR II UNITED STATES ARMY COLONEL EAGLES SHOULDER INSIGNIA, PIN-BACK. I BELIEVE THESE WERE A CUSTOM ORDER PEICE MADE BY THE JEWELER H. “W SHIELD” & “STERLING” H. The insignia for a colonel is a silver eagle which is a stylized representation of the eagle dominating the Great Seal of the United States (which is the coat of arms of the United States). As on the Great Seal, the eagle has a U. Shield superimposed on its chest and is holding an olive branch and bundle of arrows in its talons. However, in simplification of the Great Seal image, the insignia lacks the scroll in the eagle’s mouth and the rosette above its head. On the Great Seal, the olive branch is always clutched in the eagle’s right-side talons, while the bundle of arrows is always clutched in the left-side talons. The head of the eagle faces towards the olive branch, rather than the arrows, advocating peace rather than war. As a result, the head of the eagle always faces towards the viewer’s left. Some colonel eagles from the 1920s to the 1950s faced the arrows, though this is no longer done. The full-sized colonel eagle is exactly two inches in diameter from the tips of each wing. Please let me know if there’s anything else I can do for you!
A very desirable jeweler made Marine Corp EGA officer’s collar insignia made by Bailey Banks and Biddle of Philadelphia. Marked “BB&B” and “14K” to the back of the anchor. An extremely high quality insignia. Please pay upon receipt of invoice.
A 1937 Pattern WW2 era officer dress collar EGA. Difficult to find early high quality pre-war variation marked “STERLING” and “10K”. Please pay upon receipt of invoice.