WAIST-BELT PLATE, CAVALRY, 1839

_USNM 604408 (S-K 555). Figures 88, 89._

[Illustration: FIGURE 88]

[Illustration: FIGURE 89]

The specimen is oval, slightly convex, and struck in thin brass. The

face has a raised edge and the letters "U S." The reverse is leaded,

carries two studs and a hook (indicating its use), and is stamped with

the maker's name, "W. H. Smith, Brooklyn." Smith is listed in New York

City directories of the Civil War period as a contractor for metal and

leather supplies.

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