. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 272 273 those on the 1851 regulation waist-belt plate. The whole is superimposed on a three-quarter sun- burst. Both the lion's head and the shield are fitted with simple wire fasteners for attachment. BALDRIC DEVICE AND BALDRIC, C. 1850 USNM66622-M. Figure 273. The device is attached to a red, gold-edged- embroidered baldric worn by the drum major of the 72d New York Militia during the Civil War but believed to ante-date 1861. The brass shield, with ebony drum sticks, is suspended from an eagle of the 1834 Regular Army patte
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 272 273 those on the 1851 regulation waist-belt plate. The whole is superimposed on a three-quarter sun- burst. Both the lion's head and the shield are fitted with simple wire fasteners for attachment. BALDRIC DEVICE AND BALDRIC, C. 1850 USNM66622-M. Figure 273. The device is attached to a red, gold-edged- embroidered baldric worn by the drum major of the 72d New York Militia during the Civil War but believed to ante-date 1861. The brass shield, with ebony drum sticks, is suspended from an eagle of the 1834 Regular Army pattern for wear as a cap device. The shield, convex with beveled edges, is very similar to waist-belt and shoulder-belt plates of about 1850. ^ Few Militia gorgets arc known, and this scarcity leads us to believe that few were made and worn, despite the Militia's love for the "gay and ; Still, some units did adopt them, and officers of the Portland [Maine] Rifle Corps were still wearing them 122. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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