. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. WAIST-BELT PLATE, ARTILLERY OFFICER, IS2I-IS35 USNM 60455-M (S-K 211). Not illustrated. Nearly identical to the infantry ollicer's plate al)o\e. this buckle, in brass, has the artillery "a" on the eagle's breast shield. 1 Although the regulations for this period do not mention shoulder-belt plates for enlisted men (officers had none as they wore their swords on their waist belts), it can be assumed that they were worn. The two specimens described below must be dated later than 1812-1821 because of the belt attachments. The earlier
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. WAIST-BELT PLATE, ARTILLERY OFFICER, IS2I-IS35 USNM 60455-M (S-K 211). Not illustrated. Nearly identical to the infantry ollicer's plate al)o\e. this buckle, in brass, has the artillery "a" on the eagle's breast shield. 1 Although the regulations for this period do not mention shoulder-belt plates for enlisted men (officers had none as they wore their swords on their waist belts), it can be assumed that they were worn. The two specimens described below must be dated later than 1812-1821 because of the belt attachments. The earlier specimens had rudimentary bent-wire fasteners, but these, more refined, have two round studs and a hook soldered to the plate SHOULDER-BELT PLATE, INFANTRY, C. 1821 USNM 604316 (I-K 471). Figures 70, 71. This plate, of silver on copper, is plain o\al and slightly convex. 1 1 1 1 ^^^ ;..- 1 -^^ . ^ '^^K \^ pi wM 1 r ^ ^lI^^ .-^'^y^9!f^ "v ^ f 1 1 Figure 70 SHOULDER-BELT PLATE, ARTILLERY, C. 1821 USNM. 604315 (S-K 471). Not illustrated. This specimen is identical to the preceding one except that it is in plain brass. K The 1832 uniform regulations brought some well- defined changes. General and staff officers were to wear gilt waist-belt plates "having the letters u s and a sprig of laurel on each side in silver," and the bottom of the skirts of officers' coats were to bear dislincti\'e devices—a gold-embroidered star for gen- eral officers and officers of the general staff, a shell and flame in gold embroidery for artillery officers, and silver-embroidered bugles for infantry officers. WAIST-BELT PLATE, GENERAL AND STAFF OFFICERS, 1832 USNM 664. Figure 72. The plate and the belt to which it is attached formerly belonged to Capt. Charles O. Collins, an 1824 graduate of the Military Academy. The belt is of patent leather, as specified for undress wear, and is 1 H inches wide. The plate is cast in brass and has raised edges. Rather than having "a spri
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