US Colonel Insignia from the Spanish American War ?

[Australia]

Need a little help guys , Came across this one for sale , I believe its a US Colonel Insignia from the Spanish American War ?

Or possibly Pre WW1 , can any members confirm ?

I was having a peep on this other forum,

Oversized Colonel's Eagle(?) Sterling Pin - METAL RANK INSIGNIA - U.S. Militaria Forum

sorry for the bad pics

[Walkwolf]

I've always associated this type of pin with sweetheart
items. 'Normal' size for rank insignia is 1" or slightly
larger. If these are for Colonels, I'd like to see pics
of these large eagles in wear.........

[Australia]

thanks steve , Its 3 1/2 inches wide , having trouble finding any further info

[Walkwolf]

Way to big to be insignia, IMO. Most are like the type shown
below, and I have only seen differences by maker, where
patterns vary slightly but the general appearance
remains the same. Though the ones I show here
are WWII examples, size will not deviate much.


I'll also dig for pics of older insignia.

[Wagriff]

Seems like the Pin is extremely delicate looking too, for a military uniform insignia.

[Australia]

the pin could of been replaced , but it does has the "loops" for strength , starting to think maybe for a cap/hat due to the large size