SHOULDER-BELT PLATE, C. 1840
USNM 604341-M (S-K 497). Figure 217.
Figure 217
This unusually large, oval, brass plate with the letters "C G" in silver applied with wire fasteners is another of that sizable group of lettered insignia that cannot be attributed definitely to a particular organization. The "C G" may stand variously for City Guard, Cleveland Greys, Charleston Guard, or some other organization. With a stock of oval and rectangular blanks and a set of lettering and number-cutting dies, an almost limitless combination of plates could be turned out by a single manufacturer.
SHOULDER-BELT PLATE, NEW YORK, C. 1840
USNM 604470-M (S-K 617). Figure 218.
