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American Military Horse Judge Badge

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
American Military Horse Judge Badge
Owned by "Pierre Lorillard Jr" born March 10 1882 Manhattan, New York County, The Lorillard family is known for one of top Tobaccos company at the time that started in 1760. Pierre was a nationally known sportsman also served in WW1 as major under commandment of John J Pershing who's highly decorated, who states Pierre was a great horseman in the service. Which inspired him to create the army remount service for the British army shortly before the war started. He secured well bred horses from sportsman friends to use for improving the breed for the army. Later he was commissioned a lieutenant colonel. He also was a classmate of president Roosevelt at Harvard in 1904 an was in numerous sports an social clubs together. He was not married. The badge was custom made an marked by the "Whitehead an Hoag badge company picturing a indian women with unknown decent of the family but beautifully made an framed in engraved copper that use to be attached to the bottom of the badge. Good to very good condition with signs of age