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Management number | 17171099 | Release Date | 2025/10/06 | List Price | $119.99 | Model Number | 17171099 | ||
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--ORIGINAL PRE WORLD WAR I UNITED STATES ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PISTOL EXPERT BADGE, RIVETED 2 PEICE CONSTRUCTION. PIN-BACK W/ OPEN “C” CATCH.
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INFORMATION:
The US Army specified the first pistol qualification badges for National Guard troops in 1907. To set them apart from Regular Army badges, the army made them is a gold color that regulations called "bronze." At this time the Regular Army did not have any pistol badges.
Regulations allowed these bronze badges until 1914 when only the pistol expert remained, and that lasted only one more year.
Category | Vintage & collectibles > Antique > Collectibles |
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Size | N/A |
Brand | None |
Condition | Good |
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