SHOULDER-BELT PLATE, C. 1850
USNM 604446-M (S-K 593). Figure 260.
Figure 260
A popular stock pattern of the 1850's, this design with the silver numeral "1" on a rectangle of rolled brass was worn for at least half a century after it first appeared. Similar plates are known with all numerals through 9 and a few higher numbers. Other plates of the same general type are known with company letters "A" through "M." The plate proper is fitted with two brass wire hooks and a medium width tongue, indicating a functional use. The numeral is attached by means of two staples with leather thongs reeved through on the reverse of the plate.
SHOULDER-BELT PLATE, C. 1850
USNM 654360-M (S-K 516). Figure 261.
