This excavated Federal waist belt plate is of the regulation 1839 pattern for enlisted infantry, ca. 1864. Construction for the plate is via the die-struck, rolled brass face method, set with a lead filled back and tow brass arrowhead hooks and a single clasp. The oval plate measures 55 mm x 87 mm is in very good excavated condition. Recovered from an unknown location, this convex specimen is not dented and features the large raised letters "US" on its face. Plate exhibits a mottled dark chocolate brown patina overall with scattered rust oxidation on the surface. Backside of the plate is lead filled but shows moderate edge erosion, some flaking and a dime-size spot of red rust. Single bar clasp has been pressed down touching the lead surface. No maker's name visible. This late-war pattern excavated U.S. waist belt plate is a fine original artifact of the war and would fit nicely in any Civil War display or collection.

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