. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. basic strike, or the plate could be struck a second time to add a device integral to it. Thus the back- ground portion of the specimen must be considered a stock pattern. A print of the National Guards of Philadelphia in Military Magazine for October 1841 shows an officer wearing a similar plate. If the stars are significant, the plate can be dated between 1837 and 1845. SHOULDER-BELT PLATE, C. 1840 USNM 604471-M (i'-K 618'). Figure 110. In this plate, the center ornament used in the pre- ceding specimen has been struck directly in a re
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. basic strike, or the plate could be struck a second time to add a device integral to it. Thus the back- ground portion of the specimen must be considered a stock pattern. A print of the National Guards of Philadelphia in Military Magazine for October 1841 shows an officer wearing a similar plate. If the stars are significant, the plate can be dated between 1837 and 1845. SHOULDER-BELT PLATE, C. 1840 USNM 604471-M (i'-K 618'). Figure 110. In this plate, the center ornament used in the pre- ceding specimen has been struck directly in a rectan- gular, bevelled background. However, the back- ground of this plate has a stippled surface rather than a sunburst. An interesting feature is that there are four slots punched through the plate for the attach- ment of an additional device over the wreath and shield. This is another of the many examples of how a unit might have an insignia distinctive to itself at little extra cost. This plate is obviously of a stock pattern. The national collections also contain a die sample of this particular Figure 219 soldered. Since the sun rays in the background radi- ate outward not from the center but from the edge of a circle about 1 U inches in diameter, almost any de- sired center ornament could ha\e been added to the Figure 220 SHOULDER-BELT PLATE, C. 1840 US'^M 604472-M QS-K 619). Figure HI. Another example of the rectangular, bevelled-edged, shoulder-ljelt plate for officers is this brass-cast copy 104. 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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