✅ SOLVED Crossed Rifles Military? Pin

[cambria09]

Hello All. I found this yeterday at a 1900's home site. I am sure that it is a military pin but what does it signify and how old is it? Thanks and good luck. C9

 

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[Lafitte Deux]

It appears to be a US Army Infantry collar disk.
Since they are NS Meyer, my guess would be WW2 or later.

 

[River Rat]

WW2 US Army INFANTRY brass collar disk (per Google).

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Lafitte Deux and River Rat are correct that it is a US Army Infantry collar-insignia disc. However, your specimen is from sometime after the end of World War Two. The "Dating Metallic Insignia: Collar-Disks" website classifies your disc as a Neo Type-3 version. Follow the link and scroll down to the Neo Type-3 info: Dating Metallic Insignia: Collar Disks

In addition to the N.S. Meyer New York maker's-mark, your collar-insignia disc may have a shield-shaped mark underneath the clutch-disc remaining on its back. To remove the clutch-disc, squeeze the two small flanges on it between your fingers, and pull. If your insignia does have a shield-shaped marking on its back, it dates from the 1960s onward.

 

[cambria09]

Lafitte Deux and River Rat are correct that it is a US Army Infantry collar-insignia disc. However, your specimen is from sometime after the end of World War Two. The "Dating Metallic Insignia: Collar-Disks" website classifies your disc as a Neo Type-3 version. Follow the link and scroll down to the Neo Type-3 info: Dating Metallic Insignia: Collar Disks

In addition to the N.S. Meyer New York maker's-mark, your collar-insignia disc may have a shield-shaped mark underneath the clutch-disc remaining on its back. To remove the clutch-disc, squeeze the two small flanges on it between your fingers, and pull. If your insignia does have a shield-shaped marking on its back, it dates from the 1960s onward.

Yo CannonBallGuy. Yup there is a shield under the clutch disc. The shield is engraved "22" on the top with an "M" underneath indicating it was made by N. S. Meyers Inc. Thanks for the reply and the great link. HH. C9