State Guard Buttons, 1898 Uniform Patches, More

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National Guard Buttons, Patches, More: (1) New Hampshire, Scovill, Waterbury; (1) Pennsylvania, State Arsenal, Penna; (1) Massachusetts, Scovill Waterbury; (1) Colorado, Superior Quality; (1) New Jersey (Scovill Waterbury); (1) N.G.C. (California), Waterbury; (1) Iowa, Superior Quality; (1) Navy, eagle faces right on anchor, 3 cannon balls; (1) US Marines, c. 1870's, Horstmann; (2) Infantry haversack hook buttons; (1) US Air Force, 1960's; (1) "United We Stand, Divided We Fall, American Button Co. Newark, N.H.; (3) U.S. Army Artillery, WWI era private first class, corporal, sergeant, red stripes on white ground; (1) Spanish-American War era, farrier uniform patch; (1) M1898 Cavalry Saddler patch; (1) WWII Specialized Training patch; (5) WWII 20th Army Air Corps patch; (2) Army Chemical Corps screw back insignia on original sale card; (1) Ft. Riley Kansas, home of the 7th Cavalry, souvenir pillow case with depictions of various state buildings and monuments, a poem to "Mother"; (1) Winchester brass advertising plaque 'We Recommend and Sell Winchester Cartridges and Guns",3" x 6.75"; (12) reproduction insignia, include parachutist badge, Russian and others; (1) Retired Officers Association disc; for shipping largest measure 6.75" x 5.25" x 2" total of all 2lbs Provenance: Collection of T'Odon Charles (Chuck) Leshikar, Jr., (Texas,1946-2020), Vietnam, U.S. Army Lt. ,“Delta Raiders,” D Company, 2nd Battalion, 501st Airborne Infantry Regiment, later Echo Company commander, Silver Star, three Bronze Stars, Soldiers Medal, Purple Heart. More information including the Silver Star citation see:  https://toddshistory.com/?cat=12