Object Details
Description
Model 1851 U.S. Cavalry Sword Waist-Belt Plate.
Union regulations called for oval "US" plates to be used on most waist belts and on cartridge boxes, and for circular eagle plates to be used on shoulder belts. Union cavalrymen, however, used a rectangular eagle plate on the waist belt that held their sword.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Louis Lipton
associated date
1861-1862
ID Number
AF.15399
catalog number
15399
accession number
58300
catalog number
287145
Object Name
insignia
Other Terms
insignia; Army; Belt Plate
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 3 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in x 1/4 in; 8.255 cm x 5.715 cm x .635 cm
See more items in
Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
Civil War
Military
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_439653