First Plate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Paul in TN]

I went out in East TN and met Ironman & Richard from Backwoods detectors for a Saturday hunt. Richard not only sold me my detector but showed mw how to use it. It started out well as I found 3 ringer within the first few minutes. I then found a j hook and a couple pistol balls. I was in a section of a field I had hunted before when I got a good signal on VDI around 46. I dug a plug and rescanned the hole and now VDI was solid 94. I was already about 12 inches down. I used pinpointer and my Lesch digger to loosen up some more of the soil and removed it. Richard came over about that time. I could see some green patina in bottom of the hole. I used my pinpointer on it but it did not give any signal. I checked it and it was just dirt with the green patina stain on it. Richard swung his coil over the dirt I had just removed just as it crossed my mind that the target was out of the hole. When We sifted thru the dirt out come this disc. I started the happy dance & I was shaking so much I couldn't talk. I had just recovered my first breast plate. My 13yo son was with me and we both did the happy dance! Once i got it home and washed it off I could see WM Smith Brooklyn on the back. Just goes to show you a site is never hunted out. Thanks for looking and HH.
Paul

[cntrydncr1]

that is awesome! congrats

[birdman]

Awesome breast plate! I have yet to find a CW plate..

[treasurehound]

Nice recovery. Lead, J hook and plate...... that makes for a great day. Way to go on your first plate.

[KyFreeBird]

Wow - Great finds !!!!!!!!!!!!! There's more there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kc10bull]

Wow! That sure is pretty! Don't think I will find one of those around here on the Florida beaches

[Gator-Flea]

That's some good finds...............

[Digginman]

That is a nice one. Congrats.

DM

[Felinepeachy]

That is awesome!!!!

[dasdigger]

nice finds im also still looking for my first plate

[jjg70]

Awesome find

[Dave44]

Yea that gets my juices going.

[crazyjarhead]

Nice plate and other CW finds. It's good when the person who sold you the detector can also show you how to use it

[Woodland Detectors]

Fantastic! Way to go Richard taking your client out!

[aa battery]

[Jeff-TN]

Congrats Man!!! WTG!!!

Jeff

[stefen]

When We sifted thru the dirt out come this disc. I started the happy dance & I was shaking so much I couldn't talk. I had just recovered my first breast plate. My 13yo son was with me and we both did the happy dance! Once i got it home and washed it off I could see WM Smith Brooklyn on the back. Just goes to show you a site is never hunted out. Thanks for looking and HH.
Paul

Be interesting to research and tie an actual soldier's history with the plate...the historic value only adds credence to the find...

[knack4iron]

Very nice. Pretty green patina and makers on the back to boot. Even though it lost its hooks that makers name brings it up. Nice find. JR

[stefen]

To my knowledge, tyhis is the first plate recovered that has the name of the former owner engraved on it...

To me, this puts this plate at the top of the heap...

We now know who the owner was and probably research to see if he survived the CW or not...

This is a banner find.

[darkwing_66]

cool.. hunting 35 years and never found a plate