Item No. 8084203

Standard Union Model 1826 brass eagle shoulder belt (breast) plate. Worn centered on the infantry cartridge box sling, displaying the national eagle in bold relief holding arrows and an olive branch. This is identical to Plate 463 (p. 290) in American Military Belt Plates by Michael J. O’Donnell and J. Duncan Campbell. From the estate of a Texas relic hunter, although the plate’s discovery location is unknown.

Excavated relic condition featuring a tight, dark chocolate-brown brass patina. Retains its round shape with no rim distortion. The reverse exhibits heavy oxidation. The iron wire loop footings remain embedded in the lead, though the wire itself rusted away in the ground. Measures 62mm in diameter.