SHOULDER-BELT PLATE, C. 1850
USNM 604327-M (S-K 483). Figure 270.
Figure 270
This is a stock pattern in cast brass. It is oval with raised edges and has a white-metal "F" applied with simple wire fasteners. Although the piece has the appearance of a waist-belt plate or cartridge-box plate, the wire fasteners on the reverse indicate that it was intended for shoulder-belt wear. In the national collections is a similar plate with the letter "I," indicating that the letters designate companies of larger units rather than a unit itself.
SHOULDER-BELT PLATE, ARTILLERY, C. 1850
USNM 604356-M (S-K 512). Figure 271.
