Union Army Uniforms and Insignia of the Civil War

Belt Buckle Plates

Sword Belt Plate

Sword Belt Plate (Model 1851)

The sword belt was worn by both officers and enlisted men who wore swords. Those soldiers without swords wore the more familiar oval U.S. Plate (Model 1839).


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