Civil War "Baby" U.S Buckle Excavated Fort Fisher, NC

Description

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Small size U.S. regulation belt plate with single arrow hook, referred to as the “baby U.S.” buckle by collectors. This style was popular from the Mexican War period until the army declared it obsolete in 1857. These buckles continued to be ordered by several states, including Massachusetts, as late as 1862.
Size: 1.59" height    2.75" width
See
American Military Belt Plates
by Campbell & O'Donnel, page 323 plate 524.
Excavated near Fort Fisher, NC in the 1960s
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