unknown ww2 sergeant patch

[thenamesjackson]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]398231 does anybody know what these patches are from. they are really big and the look pretty old. it looks ww2 but it looks really big.

[Jerry B]

Either pre WWII or from a dress tunic would be guess and possibly much older.

[drmessimer]

In that they are large and, as shown in the photo, are worn point-down, they look like they came from the period 1855-1872. But the color appears wrong for that period. Probably the best source for information is, LTB William K. Emerson, Chevrons: An Illustrated History and Catalog of US Army Insignia, Smithsonian Institution Press. Dwight