17th Foot Officers Belt Plate Circa 1780

This copy of an Officers Belt Plate is held in the Regimental Museum, The Newarke, Leicester. It is made from silver and is engraved with the numerals of the 17th Regiment.

This Officers Belt Plate is Held in the Regimental Museum, The Newarke, Leicester and is dated 1780. It is made from silver and is engraved with the numerals of the 17th Regiment.
This copy of an Officers Belt Plate is held in the Regimental Museum, The Newarke, Leicester. It is made from silver and is engraved with the numerals of the 17th Regiment.

This belt plate is a copy of an extant plate that was excavated in the 1840s from the British camps in New York. The original is in a private collection, whereabouts unknown, but it appears in Don Troiani's "Insignia of Independence."

Interestingly, an early 20th Century regimental historian provided an engraving of a belt plate (Dated 1776). History of the Services of the 17th (the Leicestershire) Regiment, Lt. Col. E.A.H. Webb, 1912: Plate 10.

Interestingly, an early 20th Century regimental historian provided an engraving of a belt plate (Dated 1776). History of the Services of the 17th (the Leicestershire) Regiment, Lt. Col. E.A.H. Webb, 1912: Plate 10.

Here is a reproduction cast in German Silver and engraved by McClean Historical Engravers. The plate was kindly donated by Will Tatum, a historian and 17th Regiment enthusiast from the United States. The engraving was commissioned by our Lieutenant, James Martin, to finish the piece.

Reproduction 17th Regiment Officer's Belt Plate cast in German Silver