December 10-13, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/10/2024
Excavated examples of two infantry plates: the lower half of a die-stamped, pewter plate for a Pattern 1813 plate of the 22nd U.S. Infantry; 3" x 3 1/2" lower portion has crossed American flags, drums, a cartridge box and "22 REGT." The identical type plate, marked "12 REGT", is pictured and discussed in Campbell & O'Donnell (2004), p. 49. An intact example of this plate, also marked to the 22nd, is known to be in a northern New York collection. Purchased as lot 82 at Mohawk Arms, 29 JUN 2019. Rare. [with] a Pattern 1815 plate of die-struck copper, two portions of the plate to which the attachment wire were soldered are missing, clearly lost when the plate was pulled off the front of a soldier's cap. Found in West Florida by Jim Baldwin. Both in excavated condition.