# P23- WAR 1812 SOLID BRASS MODIFIED 1808 BELT PLATE DISPLAY

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DUG 1816-1821 NORTH FLORIDA  ANDY JACKSON FORT SITE .RARE MODIFIED 1808 BELT PLATE . THERE WAS A SHORT SUPPLY OF THE NEW ROLLED BRASS OVAL BREAST PLATES WITH THE EMBOSSED U.S. ADOPTED BY THE US REG ARMY   , SO ORDERS TO THE MILITIA WAS TO CUT DOWN THE LARGER OLD WAR 1812, 1808 PATTERN PLATES TO FIT THE NEW NARROWER 1819 2 1/4''  LEATHER BELTS. THIS IS A RARE DISPLAY SHOWING THE DIFFERENT STAGES TO MODIFY THE 1808 PLATE
THESE HAVE A UNIQUE STATUS IN RARITY AS FEW HAVE BEEN FOUND AND BEING HAND CUT ALL ARE A BIT DIFFERENT BUT STILL CLEARLY MADE AS A SABERETACHE BREAST PLATE BY DESIGN. THIS IS A EXAMPLE OF ONLY A FEW OF THIS TYPE PLATE KNOWN TO EXIST. THIS MAY BE THE ONLY COMPLETE DISPLAY SHOWING THE DIFFERENT STAGES
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