Figure 84 

 WAIST-BELT PLATE, NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER, 1836 



USNM 6041 14- M (S-K 268). Figure S5. 



The 1835 uniform regulations replaced the rather 

 impractical S-hook NCO belt plate with a "round 

 clasp" on which the branch designation was replaced 

 with the raised letters "u s." Similar in over-all 

 design to the 1821 officers' plate, round with outer 

 ring, these plates were rough cast in brass and had a 

 stippled surface. 



WAIST-BELT PLATE, NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER, 1836 



USNM 604114 CS-K 270). Nof illustrated. 



This specimen is very similar to the preceding plate, 

 but it is of a definitely different casting and is generally 

 heavier in over-all appearance, the inner ring is much 

 more convex, and the letters "u s" are raised only 

 slightly and spread farther apart. 



SHOULDER-BELT PLATE, OFFICERS, 1839 



USNM 



Figure . 



The 183') uniform regulations specified a shoulder 

 belt (rather than a waist belt) for carrying the sword, 

 with a "breast plate according to the pattern to be 

 furnished by the Ordnance Department." This plate, 

 which was worn by Capt. Erastus Capron, 1st 

 Artillery, an 1833 graduate of the Military Academy, 

 is believed to be that specified."^ The specimen is 

 rectangular with beveled edges, cast in brass, and has 



■ii^iki, 8(. 



Figure 85 



'>'^ U.S. .Military Magazine (\pr\[ 1841 (, illustrations for 

 "United States Infantry, Full Dress" and "United States 

 Artillery (Captain)." 



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