Mexican Army Grenadier Company Guzman Bomb emblem

A flat plate with beveled corners. An applied exploding bomb centers the face of the plate with a large sprayed flame; this object could probably belong to a grenadier, cavalryman or artillery officer. Waist Belt Plate “Guzman Bomb.”Ca. 1830’s-1840’s. Dug at the ruins of the Hacienda de Encarnación de Guzman, Coahuila, Mexico. Collection: Rich. Cast and filed brass, whole, with applied cast brass bomb.https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/mhinojosa/1013/thumbnail.jp