Friends, can anyone weigh-in?
Could the 1851 Regulation Sword Belt Plate, known as a "O'Donnell & Campbell plate pattern 665," been obtained via private purchase by an officer, or was it strictly a contract piece for enlisted?
Many thanks
Ref: http://www.relicman.com/plates/zArch...alSword665.htm
Bob
Robert Broadwater
NPS Vol.
Could the 1851 Regulation Sword Belt Plate, known as a "O'Donnell & Campbell plate pattern 665," been obtained via private purchase by an officer, or was it strictly a contract piece for enlisted?
Many thanks
Ref: http://www.relicman.com/plates/zArch...alSword665.htm
Bob
Robert Broadwater
NPS Vol.
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