Original U.S. 1818 Militia Officer’s Waist Belt Plate - Circa 1818-1835 Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets Dick Seitz' 2nd Battalion to

Dick Seitz' 2nd Battalion to envelop the enemy from the right and sent I Company from the 3rd Battalion to protect the western flank

This rare entrenching tool also comes with a very nice BEAKER 1917 marked M1905 shovel cover

roughly 52" x 108”

To distinguish and instill pride in the unit

though we do not know the exact date

Original U.S. 1818 Militia Officer’s Waist Belt Plate - Circa 1818-1835 Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets Dick Seitz' 2nd Battalion toOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is an absolutely stunning example of a Militia Officers waist belt plate. This exact style of buckle can be found on Page 101 of ODonnell and Campbells book, American Military Belt Plates, and was in use from roughly 1818 until 1835. This is the most well preserved example of this buckle we have seen. The buckle measures 2 x 2 and is vaulted stamped brass with a heavily worn away silver finish. These were very