December 10-13, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/10/2024
Die-struck brass, 3 1/4 inches diameter, with two iron wire loop fasteners on verso. With the close of the War of 1812 and the reduction of the U.S. Army to its peacetime establishment, only the senior rifle regiment was retained in service. The same type of plate as first authorized in 1814 for rifle troops was retained, but the '1" was removed from the device on all new plates struck for the regiment. The Rifle Regiment wore this plate until 1817 or slightly later, after a new device was approved in 1817. Illustrated and discussed: Campbell and Howell (1963), p. 20-21 and Campbell and O'Donnell (2004), p. 64. PROVENANCE: Presented by Fort Atkinson's director for consulting services in the early 1960s, this plate remained in J. Duncan Campbell's collection until 2009; Al Scipio Collection until 2015; purchased from Dan Griffin (cat. 5671) in June of that year. CONDITION: Very good to excellent, with some minor dings to surface and 2 holes pierced near edge at top during the period for attachments and a very short edge crack at 1:30 on edge.