Seeking information about a belt buckle found near a home built soon after the Civil War in Lumpkin County, Georgia. The house was built by Jesse McDonald who was a Captain of the Blue Ridge Rifles during the Civil War. Is this buckle consistent with civil war era milita buckles?
So I'm always searching for different treasures whether it's digging them from the ground or browsing the local classifieds and I've just acquired something I'm pretty excited about. This powder horn is to date the most fascinating Revolutionary War artifact I've come across and my reason for...
Thirteen arrows extending from a 13 pointed star. Thick outline. No back mark, shank intact. One piece struck. Circle in the middle of sun/star. 12.76 mm. Recovered at a pre-1812 fort. Not in Alberts. Thinking Revolutionary War period or early state militias, but can find no info. Any...