This Pattern 1851 eagle sword plate is the NCO variety with the applied silver wreath. This plate was meant for wear by NCO’s and mounted enlisted men. It was also a plate that was popular with many officers.

This particular example was dug on the Manassas battlefield and is missing the wreath, although its outline is visible. The face has a dark patina with a green tint indicating it was found in a fertilized field. The keeper is also bent which shows the effects of a plow. The edge next to the keeper has a very mild bend which may also have been done by a plow.

The reverse still has the tongue attached. The tongue is the small narrow type.

Item comes housed in a riker box. Under the foam padding of the box is a hand drawn map showing where at Manassas the plate was recovered in 1985..

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