🥇 BANNER 1812 War Canadian Volunteers Cross Belt Plate

[CanDiver]

Hello fellow treasure hunters. I was in about 25ft of water. The bottom was sand and I wasn't expecting much. I found 1 musket ball and them BAM! There she was. One 2 hand sweeps and it was staring at me. I rubbed it and saw the GR. My best find so far.

 

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[K1DDO1979]

Sweet finds!

 

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[romeo-1]

Outstanding!!! That's a banner find all day long!!

 

[ironhorse]

Now there's something to sink your teeth into!!

I'm so impressed with the condition! It's so nice!

I'm going give a banner vote too, something like that deserves it!

 

[BuckleBoy]

Banner vote from me. No contest. Man, you find some great stuff up there. The post with all the coppers is exceptional! You finding many buttons up there

 

[Ahab8]

That is a true beauty right there. Great great find in amazing condition. I plan on sound some diving this summer and buying a CZ 21. Your post may inspire me to do it quicker :-)

 

[Gridwalker306]

That is ridiculously cool.

 

[Fullstock]

Yep, that's a banner find for sure.

 

[Doubter in MD]

That's a beautiful piece. Congratulations on making the banner.

 

[Old Dude]

Leaving the black in the letters really sets it off! Great find, great restoration and you certainly deserved the banner!

 

[Michiganne]

Exceptional find! Congrats on such a nice save. Wow.

HH

 

[Silver Tree Chaser]

Can Diver - I missed the Banner Vote, but hey, a find like that takes maybe 40 minutes to make the banner? A simply fantastic piece of history in beautiful condition. Your wreck site(s) continue to produce fantastic finds, and the recovery of such amazing relics is all the more memorable when they're found unexpectedly. You must have drawn off half the air in your tank within a few seconds of recovering that beautiful belt plate!!!

 

[CRUSADER]

I wish we had those type of finds over here, early military stuff other than buttons never come up in our area. VERY COOL.

 

[CRUSADER]

PS. Whats the coin/tken?

 

[pattiewhack]

Freshwater find?

 

[CRUSADER]

Freshwater find?

Yes he dives fresh water.

 

[Lanny in AB]

Freakin' fantastic find!

Nicely done.

All the best,

Lanny

 

[AQUA]

WOWWWWW....big congrtas to you !!!

Sweet recovery....you must be so excited with that piece...especiallt in thta condition..amazing !!!

 

[Talon]

So for the uninitiated, can you explain the "GR"?

 

[Brian C.]

That is a find of a life time for 1812 collectors, it does not get much better than that, I found a button several years back for the same unit.

 

[ironhorse]

So for the uninitiated, can you explain the "GR"?

Georgius Rex, Latin translation: King George, issued during the reign of George lll