Six Metal Military Cap Plates

Description:

Six Metal Military Cap Plates, 19th/20th century, a brass c. 1814-25 militia cap plate with a floral borderes shield with spreadwing eagle below a sunburst above with thirteen stars, clouds, and the motto "UNITY IS STRENGTH"; a militia cap plate, a silvered copper c. 1814-25 militia cap plate, rectangular with shaped top and bottom, floral border with spreadwing eagle in center under an arc of five-pointed stars; a brass 1881 helmet plate; a brass plate from a Bavarian Model 1915 helmet; a reproduction tin early 19th century American dragoon helmet plate; and a pewter reproduction 16th Regiment U.S. Infantry shako plate, ht. to 4 3/4 in.

Provenance: Collection of George Snook, M.D.
Estimate $300-500


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