Eagle plate is a pre Civil War pattern with 3-piece silver wreath on well used waist belt.
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Early M1851 Eagle Plate On M1874 Waist Belt. The original 1851 plate appears to be a pre-war pattern, with a more narrow silver wreath, causing the arrows in the eagle’s clutches, to fill the area to the wreath and below the wing. The rays extend upward from the eagle’s wing tips. The wreath itself is more full than later patterns. It measures 3 1/4 inches long, 2 1/8 inches wide. Note the federal shield slants to the right, and the upper left side of shield conforms to the shape of the area at junction of wing and neck.
The belt is a standard 1874 waist belt, showing a good deal of use. Crackling, chipping in places and a small tear near the lower keeper side about 2 inches back from the keeper.
A nice example of an early belt plate. I found no examples exact to those listed in O’Donnell / Campbell’s book, American Military Belt Plates.
Over all in very good condition, showing the long usage of Civil War era equipment well into the later years of the 19th Century.
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| Weight | 1 lbs |
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