Plates

or prise plates, in artillery, two plates of iron on the cheeks of a gun-carriage, from the cap-square to the centre, through which the prise bolts go, and on which the handspike rest, when used in raising the breech of the gun, . Breast Plates , the two plates, on the face of the carriage, on the other cheek. Breast Plates , the clasps, with ornamented heads, by which the cro belts in the army are attached. Train Plates , the two plates on the cheeks at the train of the carriage. Dulidge Plates , the six plates on the wheel of a gun carriage, where the fellies are joined together.