Figure 228 



gi-asping a Broad Sword . . . ."'^^ The designer has 

 placed the arm in armor and replaced the "broad 

 sword" with a scimiter-like, edged weapon. The use 

 of the crest of a state seal or coat of arms to indicate 

 the state was common usage, with the eagle-on-half- 

 globe of New York providing an excellent example. 

 This plate would have been appropriate for wear by 

 any Massachusetts unit, and is thus considered to 

 have been a stock pattern. 



Figure 230 



SHOULDER-BELT PLATE, SOUTH CAROLINA, C. 1840 



USNM 6044 54-M (_S-K 601). Figure 231. 



The silver palmetto tree identifies this as a South 

 Carolina plate. The letters "l" and "a" are subject 

 to several interpretations, the more probable being 

 ■'Light Artiller)." The devices are attached with 

 simple wire fasteners, and the basic brass plate can be 

 considered to have been a stock item adaptable to 

 anv number of units. 



Figure 229 



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