Museum object · Awards, Medals, and Insignia
10th Cavalry Regiment collar insignia issued to John Roland Anderson
ca. 1907
Fort McDowell, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A 10th Cavalry Regiment collar insignia issued to John Roland Anderson. The insignia includes three brass insignia elements (2023.17.1.2abc) and a leather thong (2023.17.1.2d) to tie them to the uniform collar. Worn together as intended, the number 10 sits above and between the crossed sabers, which attach cutting edge up. 2023.17.1.2a: An insignia element from a 10th Cavalry Regiment collar insignia issued to John Roland Anderson. The brass element is a small, molded, three-dimensional [1]. The back of the insignia is hollow and there is a U-shaped loop soldered to the center, proper right. 2023.17.1.2b: An insignia element from a 10th Cavalry Regiment collar insignia issued to John Roland Anderson. The brass element is a small, molded, three-dimensional [0]. The back of the insignia is hollow and there is a U-shaped loop soldered to the center, proper left. 2023.17.1.2c: An insignia element from a 10th Cavalry Regiment collar insignia issued to John Roland Anderson.
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Catalog reference: 2023.17.1.2a-d
