🥇 BANNER Indian war belt plate ? Dug this bad boy today!!

[Toecutter]

 

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[lairmo]

Very nice!!!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Killer relic hunt, congrats!

 

[Colonial Digger]

Beautiful find, museum Quality, an amazing History SAVE!!!

 

[WG2020]

Toecutter,

Congratulations, your belt plate is a very nice find and well preserved, definitely banner worthy. Could you tell us what state you found the buckle in, I am just curious where one would find Indian War relics. As I am already an expert at finding pull tabs, bottle caps, and other worthless pieces of iron and aluminum, I thought I might broaden my area of expertise by searching for Indian War relics. Good luck with your hunts. Walt

 

[Toecutter]

Toecutter,

Congratulations, your belt plate is a very nice find and well preserved, definitely banner worthy. Could you tell us what state you found the buckle in, I am just curious where one would find Indian War relics. As I am already an expert at finding pull tabs, bottle caps, and other worthless pieces of iron and aluminum, I thought I might broaden my area of expertise by searching for Indian War relics. Good luck with your hunts. Walt

WG2020 I found it at a 1880s home site on state land (public), Im in the thumb of Michigan, I figure the land owner was in the war and this was his...

 

[Toecutter]

laimo, professor of engineering, Colonial digger, WG2020, Thank you!!

 

[civilman1]

Very Nice!!! I'm assuming the "keepers" would look like a civil war sword belt plate?

 

[Toecutter]

Very Nice!!! I'm assuming the "keepers" would look like a civil war sword belt plate?

Not sure what your referring to.... there would have bin a second piece to connect it....

 

[MKW]

That is simply incredible! BIG congrats!
Banner indeed.

 

[Toecutter]

Thank you MKW and Civilman1!!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on an excellent find. I found one about 10 years ago, except mine is stamped brass, (see my avatar). I believe it was Steve in Pa. who identified mine as an Indian Wars belt plate also.

 

[Toecutter]

Thank you Trezurehunter, wonder what the difference is between stamped and cast

 

[Trezurehunter]

Thank you Trezurehunter, wonder what the difference is between stamped and cast

Your cast plate is thicker and more sturdy, with sturdy attachments. The stamped brass is a thin plate that had weaker attachments on the reverse. The Eagle and obverse design on the front, was literally stamped into the brass. I believe the cast plates also have curvature to them, where as the stamped brass plates were flat.

 

[Toecutter]

Your cast plate is thicker and more sturdy, with sturdy attachments. The stamped brass is a thin plate that had weaker attachments on the reverse. The Eagle and obverse design on the front, was literally stamped into the brass. I believe the cast plates also have curvature to them, where as the stamped brass plates were flat.

Where they used for the same purpose though? I should have bin more specific, are the stamped ones a later or earlier date ?

 

[Blak bart]

Hope you and geo dog are out there on the hunt this sat. Toecutter !! Got to be great stuff there !!

 

[Silver Tree Chaser]

That's a beauty of a find! Big congrats!

 

[Toecutter]

Thank you Silver Tree Chaser!!

 

[Shakakka]

That's a DREAM find! Kudos and congrats! I'm salivating.

 

[Toecutter]

Lol Thank you Shakakka!!