Hello Brian,
Crossed rifles are the insignia of the US Army infantry. This was adopted in 1875, if my reference was accurate. Prior to that a horn was worn. The design of your rifle and the fastener lead me to believe that this is what your example is. As to what was on top of the rifles, usually the number of the infantry regiment was worn on top of the rifles and the letter of the company was worn underneath the rifles. I am unfamiliar with a wreath and arrows being part of the design but it does look like that was part of your example. I can't say what this would have represented or even if it was in fact used. Someone not assigned to one of the 10 lettered companies may have had such a design and regulations were not always strictly enforced back in the day, at a fort far removed from inspectors.
My thoughts,
Don
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