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

[DirtyMike]

The sword belt plate is my first. I also found the round ball, Spencer cartridge, & a Smith Carbine bullet. It was a hot one, but not hot enough to not have a great day digging... The four leaf clover was the first find of the day...

 

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[chukers]

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

Chukers

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).

with that being said, I think they are silver... the dug ones I have seen rarely have silver on them... they all have fallen off... well most have.

 

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[Gonehunting]

SAWEEET plate...wtg