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2. United States Army branch insignia - Wikipedia

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   The first use of Army branch insignia was just prior to the American Civil War in 1859 for use on the black felt hat. A system of branch colors, indicated by piping on uniforms of foot soldiers and lace for mounted troops, was first authorized in the 1851 uniform regulations, with Prussian blue denoting infantry, scarlet for artillery, orange for dragoons, green for mounted rifles, and black ...

3. Gorget patches - Wikipedia

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   Gorget patches (collar tabs, collar patches) are an insignia in the form of paired patches of cloth or metal on the collar of a uniform , used in the military and civil service in some countries. Collar tabs sign the military rank (group of ranks), the rank of civil service , the military unit , the office (department) or the branch of the ...

4. Fibula (brooch) - Wikipedia

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   A separate pin was attached to the head-end of the bow with a small hinge. In the second half of the 1st century AD, hinges were introduced to plate type fibulae. One or two small plaques were cast on the back of the plate, and a pin was attached to them by a small hinge. Previously, plate-type fibulae had bilateral springs attached to the back.

5. Gorget - Wikipedia

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   A separate mail collar called a "pisan" or "standard" was sometimes worn under the aventail as additional protection. [6] Towards the end of the 14th century, threats including the increased penetrating power of the lance when paired with a lance rest on the breastplate made more rigid forms of neck protection desirable. One solution was a ...

6. List of medieval armour components - Wikipedia

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   Steel collar to protect the neck and cover the neck opening in a complete cuirass. Quite unlike a modern shirt collar in that as well as covering the front and back of the neck it also covers part of the clavicles and sternum and a like area on the back. Standard, pixane, or bishop's mantle: A mail or leather collar.

7. Collar pin - Wikipedia

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   A collar pin (closely related to the collar bar and collar clip) is a piece of men's jewelry, which holds the two ends of a dress shirt collar together and passes underneath the knot of a necktie. Functioning in a similar way as a tabbed collar , it keeps the collar in place and lifts the knot to provide a more aesthetically pleasing arc to the ...