Shoulder belt plate, 83rd Regiment of Foot, 1840 (c)
A shoulder belt plate was an ornamental badge worn on a leather belt which hung from the wearer's shoulder to support a sword. This example depicts the number 83 surrounded by battle honours, including 'Talavera', 'Salamanca', 'Badajoz', 'Fuentes D'onor', 'Busaco', 'Orthes', 'Nivelle' and 'Toulouse'.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2002-10-77-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2002-10-77-1