Original U.S. Seminole Wars Militia Waist Belt Plate with Original Iron Keepers - Circa 1825-1835 Availability_Both The M1917A1 was the standard

The M1917A1 was the standard U

It now has a lovely pattern of crazing and checking

Etiénne Février 1879

so this is for a front line officer

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Original U.S. Seminole Wars Militia Waist Belt Plate with Original Iron Keepers - Circa 1825-1835 Availability_Both The M1917A1 was the standardOriginal 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