Can you help with any info on possible military pin.

[MackDog]

This pin was found on an old property 6" own. Don't know much about military items but I figure from a Rifle company maybe? An info or history would be greatly appreciated. MackDog

 

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[Yak1366]

Sweet find, Congrats!!!

Size?

 

[nhbenz]

1st infantry, company E, 1896-1905: Evolution of U.S. Army Infantry Insignia

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Your find is a US Army Infantry enlisted-men's-rank (sergeant, corporal, private) Infantry Cap insignia, Model-1896, in use from that date to 1905. (From 1905 to 1923, the traditional crossed MUSKETS infantry insignia emblem was replaced by crossed Springfield Model-1903 rifles. The fact that your insignia find shows muskets AND has the unit-number & company-letter ATTACHED to the muskets are the crucial time-dating clues.

Note for civil war relic diggers & collectors... the number & letter were not directly attached to the emblem until 1896 -- contrary to what Ebay sellers falsely claim.

In 1923 the traditional Muskets replaced the Springfields.

MackDog, you can view one very similar to yours (the number & letter are different from yours) about 1/3rd down the following webpage... which is the best website for time-dating US Army infantry, artillery, and cavalry insignia from the Revolutionary War to the present.
Evolution of U.S. Army Infantry Insignia

After-posting edit:
Hmmm... I see NHBenz was typing his answer at the same time as I was typing my longer one.

 

[MackDog]

Thanks

 

[A2coins]

I agree with cannonball guy because he knows his stuff Sweet find and in reaally good shape

 

[Seabees]

Did you use a jack hammer, your ground should be frozen solid right now ?

 

[DCMatt]

1st infantry, company E, 1896-1905: Evolution of U.S. Army Infantry Insignia

More info...

[FONT=&quot]The First Washington Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, was organized in mid-1898 to fulfill the state's responsibility to provide volunteer soldiers to fight in the Spanish-American War. Shortly after the U.S. declared war against Spain, President William McKinley issued a national call for 125,000 volunteers to serve a minimum of two years. Washington's state quota was one regiment of infantry, consisting of three battalions, each with several companies. These included two from Seattle, two from Spokane, and one each from Tacoma, Walla Walla, North Yakima (later renamed Yakima), Waitsburg, Ellensburg, Centralia, Dayton, and Vancouver.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Under the command of Colonel John H. Wholley, the First Washington Infantry's twelve companies assembled together and were mustered into U.S. military service at Camp John R. Rogers, near Tacoma, on May 1, 1898. On May 10, the first battalion, consisting of companies A," "B," "D," and "E," left Tacoma under sail for San Francisco to await further orders and practice drills. The second battalion, consisting of companies "F," "G," "I," and "L," left Camp Rogers on May 15 to join the first battalion at San Francisco's Camp Merritt. The third battalion, consisting of companies "C," "H," "K," and "M," proceeded to the Vancouver Barracks, Vancouver, Washington, on May 24, and like the other battalions its devoted the next several weeks to field drills. There was no Company "J." By late July, the third battalion rejoined its fellow battalions in San Francisco. By late October, the Washington volunteer regiment had embarked steamers for Manila, Philippine Islands.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The First Washington Infantry, U.S.V., participated in numerous battles with Filipino insurgents throughout the first half of 1899. By late August, Colonel Wholley received orders to return to the States, arriving in San Francisco in early October 1899. Washington Governor Rogers and several delegates from the state met the men at the docks to celebrate their victories and their safe return home. The volunteers were mustered out on October 31, 1899.[/FONT]

 

[MackDog]

Did you use a jack hammer, your ground should be frozen solid right now ?

Went out Super Bowl Sunday morning the ground was still thawed But froze solid that night. I New would be last Hunt for awhile

 

[Seabees]

Went out Super Bowl Sunday morning the ground was still thawed But froze solid that night. I New would be last Hunt for awhile

A true pro.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Very nice find, glad to see you got an I.D.

Dave