This regulation 1851 pattern officer’s waist belt plate is in fine overall condition and is matched with an officer’s ornately tooled leather belt that wears a coat of old red paint.

Rectangular belt plate is constructed of gilt cast brass and features in integral eagle with a three-piece laurel wreath on the face. Interestingly, the cast impression of the eagle motif appears visible in back, the result of a follow up die strike or part of a mold pattern. An applied narrow brass tongue rests on the reverse. Specimen has a fine stippled background on the face and features the motif of the spreadwinged eagle with a shield on his breast, gripping an olive branch with its right talon and holding three arrows in the left talon. Overall wear is at a minimum as the plate exhibits sharp and distinct edges about the feathers and laurel wreath. Letters in the national motto are clear and the shield device is sharp with just some surface wear. The face of this plate has acquired a handsome, rich bronze patina overall. No maker’s mark is visible on the plate.

Attached to the plate is a period black leather officer’s waist belt in good condition overall. This accoutrement measures 42” long by 1¾” wide and is constructed with a thin piece of leather folded over a stiff paperboard core. Leather piece was glued and then sewn to the core using decorative stitching, with two rows of light stitch tooling along the belt edges. Outside surface of the entire belt shows creasing and cracking with scattered areas of scuffing to the leather exposing the core material. Some edge fraying. Belt retains its three leather adjustment loops and one brass loop. Some of the belt stitching is frayed and loose in areas and the surface has lost scattered spots of red paint between the creases and edges.

An original Federal officer’s rectangular waist belt plate and accompanying leather belt.  [ra] [ph:L]

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