RIFLEMAN’S TRUMPET INSIGNIA

RIFLEMAN’S TRUMPET INSIGNIA

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The upright trumpet as the insignia for the US regiment of mounted riflemen was officially adopted in 1850, but was short-lived for wear by enlistedmen, who were soon ordered to wear just their company letter on their caps, while officers retained their embroidered versions. This changed with the adoption of the M1858 Army Hat (the “Jeff Davis” or “Hardee” hat,) with enlisted men authorized a tall, stamped brass trumpet insignia like this, which remained regulation until the redesignation of all US Army mounted units simply as cavalry in 1861. The insignia, however, saw wide use by rifle companies is state militia during the period who liked the romanticized, independent portrayals of riflemen versus “infantrymen of the line” in the popular culture and there was enough demand for Horstman to include the insignia in his 1851 catalog.

In the US Army these were to be worn upright. In militia units they might be worn horizontally, the choice apparently often dictated by the style of headgear. The form of the trumpet differed somewhat by maker and over time. This one measures 3-1/4” tall, just a tad under the U.S regulation 3-1/2”, but shows the same orientation of the loops of the tube to the viewer’s right, absence of trumpet cords, ornamentation of the bell and tubing, etc., and is a close match for Campbell and O’Donnell American Military Headgear Insignia Figure 484.  [sr] [PH:L]

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