SHOULDER-BELT BUCKLE, C. 1812(?)

_USNM 60325-M (S-K 81). Figure 180._

[Illustration: FIGURE 180]

This brass buckle, obviously made for a sword hanger, has an eagle in

flight above, a 13-star flag below, and four 5-pointed stars on either

side. The spearhead on the pike of the flag is definitely of military

design, and, in the absence of nautical devices in the engraving, the

buckle must be considered an army item.

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