Fii;vRF, 169 



FlGDRK 171 



Other than the numeral "1" in the eagle's beak and 

 the letter "e" in the shield. It is a type more apt 

 to have been made aijout 1850 than later. The 

 eagle is struck in brass, and the stippled inner portion 

 of the shield, product of a separate strike, is soldered 

 in place; thus, the plate proper must be considered a 

 stock pattern. 



FlGl'RE 170 



shield surmounted by an eagle, it may well hn\c 

 been a stock pattern. 



CAP PLATE, C. 1850 (?) 



USNM 604551 (J'-K 698). Figure 172. 



The type and form of this eagle plate gi\e no clue 

 to its age, or to tlx- identity of the unit that wore it 



Figure 172 



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