Original U.S. Seminole Wars Militia Waist Belt Plate with Original Iron Keepers - Circa 1825-1835 Availability_Both 1904 Poster No

1904 Poster No

showing no real wear or oxidation

so this is for a front line officer

and the battery was mustered in the United States service for three years November 8

Original U.S. Seminole Wars Militia Waist Belt Plate with Original Iron Keepers - Circa 1825-1835 Availability_Both 1904 Poster NoOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is an absolutely gorgeous example of a Militia waist belt plate used during the 1820s & 1830s, around the Seminole & First Indian Wars. This exact style of buckle can be found on Page 110 of ODonnell and Campbells book, American Military Belt Plates, and was in use from roughly 1825 until 1835. The buckle measures roughly 60 x 69mm, and is a gilt die struck rolled brass plate with an applied brass tongue & belt