Limited Reproduction 1826 U.S. Marine Corps Shoulder Plate

Description

U.S. Marine Corps. 1826-1839 Shoulder Plate. This plate has been struck in new brass from the original die sunk by Moritz Furst in 1826 and was authorized for U.S. Marines from 1826 to 1839. Production of this plate is extremely limited to 12 of which this is number 05.
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http://americansocietyofarmscollectors.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Bayonet-belt-plate-US-Army-B064_Nannos_Gaede1.pdf
Exclusive distribution by R. Petersen Historical Society.
This plate was the property of my father USMC Retired.