c.1910s Numeric "55", Brass Military C-Clasp Hat / Lapel / Collar Pins Set 3/8"H

c.1910s Numeric "55", Brass Military C-Clasp Hat / Lapel / Collar Pins Set 3/8"H 3/8"H x 3/4"W A pin for each Collar, so you are getting two pins with this purchase All photos shown were taken by our staff WWI Era with a "C-clasp" with a T-bar hinge which typically indicates a late 19th century to early 20th century origin. Unit Insignia: These pins denote the specific unit, Regiment, Brigade or Division to which the wearer belongs in the military, also could be used by units numbers of other organizations, police, fire, Game Management or even Private Entities The 55th Infantry Regiment was constituted on May 15, 1917, in the Regular Army and organized on June 16, 1917, at Chickamauga Park, Georgia, from personnel of the 17th Infantry. It was assigned to the 7th Infantry Division on November 16, 1917. The regiment was inactivated on September 22, 1921, at Camp Meade, Maryland, and disbanded on July 31, 1922, with personnel concurrently transferred to the 34th Infantry Regiment