Civil war sword belt plate today! Sweet Memorial Day dig. Video added...

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Re: Civil war sword belt plate today! Sweet Memorial Day dig.

Man Congrats on a nice plate.
 

Re: Civil war sword belt plate today! Sweet Memorial Day dig.

W :o W!!! :icon_thumright:

:wink: RR
 

Re: Civil war sword belt plate today! Sweet Memorial Day dig.

:hello2: :hello2:

Great plate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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Great save there Mike...Keep pickin' those four leaf clover's :icon_thumright:
 

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tcooper1 said:
What a great day! Congratulations on your first plate :thumbsup:
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Not first plate.. First sword belt plate. And congratulations to you also for your 3!
 

Great looking plate :icon_thumleft: nice find and that video is excellent Good hunt Dd60
 

thats the stuff we all look for --way to go daddyo!!!! :hello2: :hello2: :hello2: :notworthy:

I got to ask --with the 4 leaf clover find earlier --was there any "irish troops" in that area that you know of?

mike i got got a question for you --- ever seen a flat brass "catch" plate that the sword belt buckle tounge fits into with 3 screws in it ?

I found what appears to be a sword or gun belt "catch plate" for the belt buckles tounge to go into --

it is a flat brass plate sort of D shaped with a "slot" cut into it along where the ( l part of the D is) and 3 threaded holes in it with 3 brass flat ended machine type screws in them ( the screws are to to "attach" it to a thick leather belt i guess by going thru holes punched in the leather --the screws are tighened down )--the screws are * flat topped -straight slot headed- with a 45 degree countersink toward the screw shaft -- the overall size and shape plus the "slot" cut into the "catch plate" looks like a "sword belt" one --its "hand stamped" with 1156 (the only mark upon it) like tsword belt buckles are.
-- they are slightly off in alinement thus hand stamped not machine stamped.
 

ivan salis said:
thats the stuff we all look for --way to go daddyo!!!! :hello2: :hello2: :hello2: :notworthy:

I got to ask --with the 4 leaf clover find earlier --was there any "irish troops" in that area that you know of?

mike i got got a question for you --- ever seen a flat brass "catch" plate that the sword belt buckle tounge fits into with 3 screws in it ?

I found what appears to be a sword or gun belt "catch plate" for the belt buckles tounge to go into --

it is a flat brass plate sort of D shaped with a "slot" cut into it along where the ( l part of the D is) and 3 threaded holes in it with 3 brass flat ended machine type screws in them ( the screws are to to "attach" it to a thick leather belt i guess by going thru holes punched in the leather --the screws are tighened down )--the screws are * flat topped -straight slot headed- with a 45 degree countersink toward the screw shaft -- the overall size and shape plus the "slot" cut into the "catch plate" looks like a "sword belt" one --its "hand stamped" with 1156 (the only mark upon it) like tsword belt buckles are.
-- they are slightly off in alinement thus hand stamped not machine stamped.
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You know I personally have never seen one with screws. But there very well could have been some with screws. Post a pic on this thread so I don't miss it. And I will look into it.
 

4-H said:
Big Mike!


Another banner find brother!

I'm coming up for a couple days!
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I wish. I have yet to make a banner find.
 

4-H said:
Big Mike!


Another banner find brother!

I'm coming up for a couple days!
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When ever your ready just let me know.
 

What is the significance of a silver wreath and one that is just brass?

Chukers
 

chukers said:
What is the significance of a silver wreath and one that is just brass?

Chukers
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There is none that I have ever known of. I think there is just a bunch of different styles of them. Mine did have a silver wreath at one time but from my understanding the silver wreaths are not really silver and they would not hold up good in the ground attached to another metal(brass).
 

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Beautiful for its age!

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