Brass Belt Plates and Badges

Upon request, most items can be cast in solid sterling silver at additional cost.
All these brass items are lost-wax cast in Rhode Island, and I do the finish work.
Beware of the cheap India/Pakistan imports which are poor replicas of the originals.

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British Waistbelt/Shoulder Belt Plates - originally made for use on waistbelts, plates continued to be used when the belting was converted to the shoulder type. Two types of mounting studs were used on the rear of belt plates. The most common is two studs which pierced the leather and used a brass washer to hold the plate to the belt. A brass hourglass shaped washer with two holes was placed over the studs and then the studs were peened over. This permanently secured the belt plate to one end of the leather and I believe was used when the plate was intended to be used on a waistbelt. In the late 18th C. waistbelts were converted to shoulder carriages. This conversion probably took over ten years. When new shoulder carriages were made it appears that a new plate with mushroom head studs, which allows the belt plate to be easily removed, often were provided. Both types of belt plates have a rear hook to secure the belt plate to the loose end of the leather belt.

Belt plates for many other regiments can be made with no minimum order, however a one-time mold creation charge of $175 will apply.
[plain belt plate]Plain Oval Belt Plate, 2 x 2¾", with washer type studs. $25.00 (A slightly larger oval belt plate with mushroom head studs is in development.)
Plain Rectangular Belt Plate - 2 x 2¾", with washer type studs. $25.00
[GR belt plate]GR Plate, 2¼ x 3¼" oval. This may be an ornamental (non-functional) belt plate, or maybe a pouch badge, or perhaps it was used for both purposes. Four lugs are on the rear, much like the 42nd Foot badge. Original found near Lake Champlain. $25.00
[4th belt plate]King's IV Foot Officers Belt Plate, 2½ x 3" oval, with mushroom head studs. Silver plated. $25.00
4th Foot Belt Plate - 2 x 2¾", with mushroom head studs. $25.00
8th Foot Belt Plate - 2 x 2¾", with washer type studs. $25.00
[23 belt plate]23rd Foot Belt Plate , 2¼ x 3¼" oval, with washer type studs. $25.00
64th Foot Belt Plate - 2 x 2¾", with washer type studs. $25.00
Scottish Sword Belt Tip- 1¾" high. Pictured in Collector's Encyclopedia, pg. 226 #18 and Soldiers in America by Don Troiani, pg. 42. $15.00
[BR GR beltplate]Butler's Rangers Belt Plate, 2" x 3" oval, with mushroom head studs. Copied from Captain Barrent Frey's original. $25.00
British Cartridge Pouch Badges - Many British regiments fixed brass badges to the flaps of their cartridge pouches (but not on boxes). This practice came to an end for all regiments, except for the Guards, after 1784.
[GR pouch badge]GR Cartridge Pouch Badge, 2 x 3". $25.00
Original found on Staten Island.
4th Foot Cartridge Pouch Badge, 2½ x 3¾". $25
42nd Foot Badge - the lugs on the back side suggests this was probably used as a cartridge pouch badge, 1¼" high. $10.00
71st & 84th Badge, 2" dia. This might be a bonnet or cartridge pouch badge. The only difference between the 71st and 84th badge is that the regimental number is ground off on the 84th badge. Three bendable copper wire pins are soldered to the rear side. Pictured in Collector's Illustrated, pg. 225 #8 and Soldiers in America, pg. 42. Please specify which badge 71st or 84th, you want. $15.00
[Art-badge2]Royal Artillery Cartridge Pouch Badge, 2½" high. $20.00 Several originals exist from New York City, Charlestown, etc.
[BR GR pouch plate]Butlers Ranger's / GR Cartridge Pouch Badge, 2 x 3". $25.00. Original found at Niagara.
Continental Army Belt Plates& Badges- very few ornamental pieces were used by the Continental Army.
Continental Army Sword Belt Tip- for belt 2½" wide, but tips can be bent inwards to fit narrower belts, as was done on originals. See Soldiers in America by Don Troiani, pg. 73. $15.00

Corps of Light Infantry Buckle- for a 2" wide belt. This was part of the equipment furnished to the Corps by Lafayette. The same intertwinned USA design is used on the sword hilts. See Soldiers in America, pg. 79. $35.00


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