Post Your Favorite Military Find!!!

[romeo-1]

Inspired by IronPatch...no brainer for me. This should be a good thread if everyone who has ever dug military participates...post em up!

1790-1815 Royal Artillery Sword Cross Belt Plate

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Minelab PRO-FIND 35 Waterproof Pinpointer Metal Detector for Experts with Tone ID & Adjustable Sensitivity - Grab it through Amazon!

[Iron Patch]

Wonderful finds For me, although I'm partial to my more "photogenic" early military buttons and buckles, if I had to choose just one military find based on both age, condition and rarity it would be this U.S. belt plate from around 1810. It came out of the ground with very light corrosion due to it being under the porch overhang of the old Logan Inn for almost 200 years.

Good one. I waited quite a while to find my British one and had I decided to try and avoid the 1,000 or so mosquito bites that day it still might be in the dirt.

First, Merry Christmas! Iron patch, I got a neat book for Christmass today by Neuman and Kravic that pictures some mighty cool Rev. war finds. It lists this buckle as far back as 1775. That makes sense regarding my buckle, because it was the Rev war troops who spent a lot of time at the Logan Inn (while the British were camped across the river in lambertville). Hey, buy the way, I've been looking at those brass bottoms caps to the old rev war holsters and I'll bet we've probably foud a few but failed to identify them 9probably thought they were flask tops)

Yes, a happy holiday to you as well!

I have had that book for quite a while and it is worth every penny. A couple years back I was talking to someone who is an 1812 plate collector, and no doubt has one of the better collections in the US. Anyway, we got into it about the dating of the plates and he said there's quite a bit you can learn about the time frame based on the attachments, diameter, and to the degree the plate is concave. So there might be more to find out if you go looking. Also, people tend to think all these plain types are early as 1812, but that is not the case.

I'll add some pictures of his collection since he did give me permission to do so at the time.

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges - Grab it through Amazon!

[Iron Patch]

Plate Collection.

 

[Brian W]

That plate collection is INCREDIBLE!!!
I dont fing many Military finds because i hunt mainly cellar holes.
But i did find this 1st regt. artillary button at one of the cellars.

 

[johnnyi]

Wonderful finds For me, although I'm partial to my more "photogenic" early military buttons and buckles, if I had to choose just one military find based on both age, condition and rarity it would be this U.S. belt plate from around 1810. It came out of the ground with very light corrosion due to it being under the porch overhang of the old Logan Inn for almost 200 years.

Good one. I waited quite a while to find my British one and had I decided to try and avoid the 1,000 or so mosquito bites that day it still might be in the dirt.

First, Merry Christmas! Iron patch, I got a neat book for Christmass today by Neuman and Kravic that pictures some mighty cool Rev. war finds. It lists this buckle as far back as 1775. That makes sense regarding my buckle, because it was the Rev war troops who spent a lot of time at the Logan Inn (while the British were camped across the river in lambertville). Hey, buy the way, I've been looking at those brass bottoms caps to the old rev war holsters and I'll bet we've probably foud a few but failed to identify them 9probably thought they were flask tops)

Brass caps? What page are they on?

Romeo, I was talking about those brass end pieces on the bottom of the holsters (pg. 146). They look like parts that could easily fall off, don't they? I'll bet we've found a few but might have discounted them as just crushed brass bands to something.

 

[romeo-1]

John...that's why I keep everything...never know when nothing could be something!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

For me it is not one, but two military finds. Found one week and about 25 feet apart, these two buttons are circa 1790 British Royal Regiment of Artillery buttons. I also found part of a beret badge a small shield and more than 100 civilian buttons and 11 large copper coins at the wooded site.

I was thrilled when I found my first one, even though I was not sure what it was. It has no shank and a slight crack, but still was a thrill.

Then a week later I found the second one and knew immediately what I had. Complete shank and in amazing shape!

 

[Iron Patch]

For me it is not one, but two military finds. Found one week and about 25 feet apart, these two buttons are circa 1790 British Royal Regiment of Artillery buttons. I also found part of a beret badge a small shield and more than 100 civilian buttons and 11 large copper coins at the wooded site.

I was thrilled when I found my first one, even though I was not sure what it was. It has no shank and a slight crack, but still was a thrill.

Then a week later I found the second one and knew immediately what I had. Complete shank and in amazing shape!

I like those too, and actually used to find them on a semi-regular basis, but not anymore. I have several nice ones so I guess I don't really need anymore. But it's always nice seeing an "old friend" in the dirt.

 

[scratcher]

Plate Collection.

Hey IP, if you ever run into this collector again, could you ask him what this badge I have circled is? Or maybe you already know. It appears the big end of the bugle is facing right as you look at it and is the first one I have seen that way. Thanks

 

[birdman]

Found in Mourlautern Germany . 1793 French/Prussian battle field.

 

[Iron Patch]

Plate Collection.

Hey IP, if you ever run into this collector again, could you ask him what this badge I have circled is? Or maybe you already know. It appears the big end of the bugle is facing right as you look at it and is the first one I have seen that way. Thanks

Will do but not sure when we'll cross paths again.

 

[tinpan]

hi all here my only 2 early finds for this year a buckle from a Colony of Victoria gold trooper 1852 and a helmet plate of a New South Wales police 1880


tinpan

 

[Acejeckel]

Hello Everyone, I am posting an American artillery button from the war of 1812 era. I found this button on private property here in Michigan about 15 miles or so from where the Battle of the Raisin River took place in 1813

 

[Iron Patch]

Hello Everyone, I am posting an American artillery button from the war of 1812 era. I found this button on private property here in Michigan about 15 miles or so from where the Battle of the Raisin River took place in 1813

By the looks of your avatar you did clean it, and looks like it came out good.

 

[Acejeckel]

Hello Everyone, I am posting an American artillery button from the war of 1812 era. I found this button on private property here in Michigan about 15 miles or so from where the Battle of the Raisin River took place in 1813

By the looks of your avatar you did clean it, and looks like it came out good.

Iron Patch yes I did clean it with aluminum jelly

 

[Trond]

My favorite military finds must be the macehead and the flamethrower. I still remember the fantastic feeling when i was so lucky to find them.

 

[aa battery]

WW1 Army Flare Gun

 

[aa battery]

WW1 Army Flare Gun

"very nice"

Where'd ya find that?

Hammer Field WW2 Air Base here in Cali

 

[bearbqd]

That's an easy one for me. Found this Officer's sword belt plate in a "hunted out" field. Best feeling yet pulling something cool outta the ground. I had to throw in the near perfect confederate Artillery button too cuz its pretty sweet.

 

[postalgriff]

awesome thread!!
my favorite military button, pretty old for michigan

 

[ironhorse]

this by far is mine, you all know him and you all like him, good ole Capt. Hawker!

if you don't you can research Capt. Erle Hawker of the 62nd and the story is there, as for the nameplate, just glad it was there to be found, I can't say for certain what it's intended purpose was but it opened up the door for someother great finds.
http://www.62ndregiment.org/Erle_Hawker.htm