November 15 & 16, 2022 Extraordinary Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/15/2022
Maryland adaption of the US 1839 pattern oval infantry belt plate, stamped, rolled brass with the 1854 Maryland state seal. Lead solder filled back securing 2 arrow-shaped studs and a belt hook. The state seal is nicely detailed, with the state seal figures pushed to the foreground, clouds in the background on the upper plate and turned soil and plants at bottom with the raised letters "MNG." The arrow studs and Maryland National Guard designation point to a slightly post-War date. Illustrated in "Maryland Arms Makers", pg.113, figure I. CONDITION: Excellent. Crisp detail. Some very small brown age spots, medium patina. A scarce plate.
Item Dimensions: 3" x 2".