2025年2月11日 · It was the Revolutionary War musket refined, standardized, with interchangeable parts and put into quantity production. Major Clarke's 1795 Springfield musket was taken to the office of the...

The Army first introduced crossed rifles or muskets as the insignia for Infantry Officers and Soldiers in November, 1875; the design was chosen to make the branch insignia conform to the pattern set by the Artillery (crossed cannons) and Cavalry (crossed swords).

2025年2月10日 · Crossed muskets were first introduced into the Army as the insignia of officers and enlisted men of the Infantry on 19 November 1875 (War Department General Order No. 96 dtd 19 Nov 1875) to take...

The infantry horn insignia worn during the Civil War gave way to a somewhat smaller version in 1872 and in 1875 was replaced by a totally new and more logical insignia, crossed flintlock muskets. In 1881 a dress helmet was adopted that had a large eagle with crossed muskets and a shield on its chest.

2022年4月28日 · The regulation US Army Infantry insignia consists of two crossed model 1795 Springfield flintlock muskets of .69 caliber. This was the US Army's first US government made & issued shoulder arm.

2012年8月25日 · In artwork and souvenirs from the Civil War Centennial era, both Union and Confederate infantrymen are shown wearing crossed rifles insignia. I understand that people who purchased these items wanted to have items with crossed rifle insignia.

The Army first introduced crossed rifles or muskets as the insignia for Infantry Officers and Soldiers in November, 1875; the design was chosen to make the branch insignia conform to the pattern set by the Artillery (crossed cannons) and Cavalry (crossed swords).

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The Army Infantry Officer Insignia, worn on each point of the uniform collar, displays a pair of crossed 1795 Springfield Arsenal muskets. The current design of the insignia has been in use since 1924. This Springfield model was the first official United States shoulder arm made in a government arsenal with interchangeable parts.

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