. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. the lines of a modified sunburst radiating outward. In the center, within a wreath of laurel, are the letters "u s" in Old English. Both the wreath and letters are of silvered copper and are applied. The plate is attached in' three broad hooks rather ihnn two slurls and a hook. SHOULDER-BELT PLATE, OFFICERS, 1S39 L'SNM 6U4330 (^S-K 4S6). Not illustrated. This plate is almost identical to the Capron speci- men ai)ove except that the letters "u s," instead ol beine in Old English, are formed of oak lea\-es. WAIST-BELT PLATE
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. the lines of a modified sunburst radiating outward. In the center, within a wreath of laurel, are the letters "u s" in Old English. Both the wreath and letters are of silvered copper and are applied. The plate is attached in' three broad hooks rather ihnn two slurls and a hook. SHOULDER-BELT PLATE, OFFICERS, 1S39 L'SNM 6U4330 (^S-K 4S6). Not illustrated. This plate is almost identical to the Capron speci- men ai)ove except that the letters "u s," instead ol beine in Old English, are formed of oak lea\-es. WAIST-BELT PLATE, CORPS OF TOPOCIRAPHICAL ENGI- NEERS, 1839 USNM 21701. Figure S7. The 1839 uniform regulations prescribed this plate for the Corps of Topographical Engineers. The o\-al inner plate, which contains the prescribed Figure 87 shield, and the letters "u s" in Old English, is struck in medium weight copper and gilded. This inner plate is soldered to a cast-bronze and gilded tongue which in turn is brazed to a cast-bronze belt attach- ment, riie oval outer ring, bearing the prescribed â 'CORPS OF TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEERS" in Roman capitals, is cast in brass and gilded. To the inner edge of this outer ring are brazed two curved seats for the inner oval. The whole is brazed to the belt attachment, also cast in brass and gilded. ^ In view of the large and somewhat elaborate cap plates as well as shoulder-belt plates adopted by ijoth the Regulars and Militia early in the 19th century, it is somewhat surprising that apparently neither component had ornamentation on its cartridge boxes until the Ordnance Regulations of 1834 prescribed a very ornate design embossed on the leather flap. "^ Certainly there was precedent for such, for both the British and German mercenary troops of the Revo- lution and the British and Canadian troops of the War of 1812 wore metal ornaments on their cartridge At least partial explanation for this omission may lie in one of Ca
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