WOAH!! I'll let the pros/experts on here confirm it, but it looks to me like a VA cross belt plate. I think they are very rare. I'll definiteley be watching this thread to see what happens...you might have an amazing find! Either way,AWESOME!
2020 CaneField Bandits Totals:
Republic of Texas Navy Cuff Button
US Civil War Belt Plate
Eagle Breastplate
Cast C Cavalry button (“T. Miller Houston”)
Three Louisiana Pelican Cuff Buttons
Louisiana Pelican Coat Button
3 gram gold nugget from a plantation site
Shield from an 1820-30 Artillery Shako Cap Badge
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers Button 1798-1802
Four CW eagle coat buttons
Two CW eagle cuff buttons
French Navy Equipages de Ligne button (1 piece, 1830-40s)
Two New York Staff Officer Cuff Buttons
Colonial silver sleeve link/button made from a half real
Monogrammed Silver Love Token
TWO M1858 Remington Revolver Trigger Guards
bone die eyeballed
Silver spoon made by Alexander McGrew 1805-1836
Coin Silver mid-1800s "Fede Ring"
1820s-30s silver eyeglasses frame fragment
End of a gold crucifix or mechanical pencil
Tip of a silver mechanical pencil
William IV farthing (1830-1837)
dateless half real
half-cut half real (“quarter real”)
1781 and 1807 half reales
1840 quarter franc French silver
1850 20 centimes French silver
1851-O, 1852 three cent silver and a dateless 1/4 of a three cent silver
Two 1839-O, 1840, 1842, 1848-O, 1851, 1851-O, 1852-O, two 1853's, 1856, 1856-O, 1857, Two 1857-O’s, 1858 (holed), three 1858-O, an 1859-O and a dateless Seated Half Dime
1839, 1854-O, 1874, 1891-O, one dateless Seated Liberty Dime, and one dateless half-cut Seated Liberty Dime
1896-O Barber Dime
1953-D Roosie
1877-CC and 1875 Seated Quarters
1858-O Seated Half Dollar
1892-O, 1899 and 1906-O Barber Quarters
1940 Washington Quarter
1942-P, three 1943-S and two 1943-P War Nickels
shotgun breechblock
iron prisoner shackles
picket pin
Spurs
Plantation tokens
Minieballs, Beefaloes, V and Shield Nickels, and some GawGag
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my signatures were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
Seems a little small for a breastplate at 2.5 inches in diameter, but it's gotta be a breastplate.
I have seen and held VA sword belt plates. But I've never even seen a VA breastplate. My O'Donnell book is not handy right now, but I'm sure someone with a copy will ID that item for you shortly.
Cheers,
Buck
Last edited by BuckleBoy; Sep 27, 2013 at 09:50 PM.
2020 CaneField Bandits Totals:
Republic of Texas Navy Cuff Button
US Civil War Belt Plate
Eagle Breastplate
Cast C Cavalry button (“T. Miller Houston”)
Three Louisiana Pelican Cuff Buttons
Louisiana Pelican Coat Button
3 gram gold nugget from a plantation site
Shield from an 1820-30 Artillery Shako Cap Badge
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers Button 1798-1802
Four CW eagle coat buttons
Two CW eagle cuff buttons
French Navy Equipages de Ligne button (1 piece, 1830-40s)
Two New York Staff Officer Cuff Buttons
Colonial silver sleeve link/button made from a half real
Monogrammed Silver Love Token
TWO M1858 Remington Revolver Trigger Guards
bone die eyeballed
Silver spoon made by Alexander McGrew 1805-1836
Coin Silver mid-1800s "Fede Ring"
1820s-30s silver eyeglasses frame fragment
End of a gold crucifix or mechanical pencil
Tip of a silver mechanical pencil
William IV farthing (1830-1837)
dateless half real
half-cut half real (“quarter real”)
1781 and 1807 half reales
1840 quarter franc French silver
1850 20 centimes French silver
1851-O, 1852 three cent silver and a dateless 1/4 of a three cent silver
Two 1839-O, 1840, 1842, 1848-O, 1851, 1851-O, 1852-O, two 1853's, 1856, 1856-O, 1857, Two 1857-O’s, 1858 (holed), three 1858-O, an 1859-O and a dateless Seated Half Dime
1839, 1854-O, 1874, 1891-O, one dateless Seated Liberty Dime, and one dateless half-cut Seated Liberty Dime
1896-O Barber Dime
1953-D Roosie
1877-CC and 1875 Seated Quarters
1858-O Seated Half Dollar
1892-O, 1899 and 1906-O Barber Quarters
1940 Washington Quarter
1942-P, three 1943-S and two 1943-P War Nickels
shotgun breechblock
iron prisoner shackles
picket pin
Spurs
Plantation tokens
Minieballs, Beefaloes, V and Shield Nickels, and some GawGag
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my signatures were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
"A land without ruins is a land without memories -- a land without memories is a land without history." ~ Rev.Abram Joseph Ryan, Poet Laureate of the Confederacy
Seems a little small for a breastplate at 2.5 inches in diameter, but it's gotta be a breastplate.
I have seen and held VA sword belt plates. But I've never even seen a VA breastplate. My O'Donnell book is not handy right now, but I'm sure someone with a copy will ID that item for you shortly.
Southie E.J. wondering if yours has the pin hook backside
like in fig B,i cant find a pic of the back of the seal
to see what it looks like, could we see the back, of yours
and see which one you have,they look a lot alike from the
front,both are prob equally rare, nice finds
2020 CaneField Bandits Totals:
Republic of Texas Navy Cuff Button
US Civil War Belt Plate
Eagle Breastplate
Cast C Cavalry button (“T. Miller Houston”)
Three Louisiana Pelican Cuff Buttons
Louisiana Pelican Coat Button
3 gram gold nugget from a plantation site
Shield from an 1820-30 Artillery Shako Cap Badge
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers Button 1798-1802
Four CW eagle coat buttons
Two CW eagle cuff buttons
French Navy Equipages de Ligne button (1 piece, 1830-40s)
Two New York Staff Officer Cuff Buttons
Colonial silver sleeve link/button made from a half real
Monogrammed Silver Love Token
TWO M1858 Remington Revolver Trigger Guards
bone die eyeballed
Silver spoon made by Alexander McGrew 1805-1836
Coin Silver mid-1800s "Fede Ring"
1820s-30s silver eyeglasses frame fragment
End of a gold crucifix or mechanical pencil
Tip of a silver mechanical pencil
William IV farthing (1830-1837)
dateless half real
half-cut half real (“quarter real”)
1781 and 1807 half reales
1840 quarter franc French silver
1850 20 centimes French silver
1851-O, 1852 three cent silver and a dateless 1/4 of a three cent silver
Two 1839-O, 1840, 1842, 1848-O, 1851, 1851-O, 1852-O, two 1853's, 1856, 1856-O, 1857, Two 1857-O’s, 1858 (holed), three 1858-O, an 1859-O and a dateless Seated Half Dime
1839, 1854-O, 1874, 1891-O, one dateless Seated Liberty Dime, and one dateless half-cut Seated Liberty Dime
1896-O Barber Dime
1953-D Roosie
1877-CC and 1875 Seated Quarters
1858-O Seated Half Dollar
1892-O, 1899 and 1906-O Barber Quarters
1940 Washington Quarter
1942-P, three 1943-S and two 1943-P War Nickels
shotgun breechblock
iron prisoner shackles
picket pin
Spurs
Plantation tokens
Minieballs, Beefaloes, V and Shield Nickels, and some GawGag
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my signatures were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
The picture on the right is the back. Iron patch T-121 looks like it. The only other info I've found was that it was pre civil war, usually mount on a light web belt and was not suited for hard campaigning.
Never saw it. I would have replied if I had! Contrary to popular belief I don't look at everything that is posted on Tnet. Probably passed over it with a title like "i think i may have found something good."
I'll be honest, this plate belongs on the finds banner. If professionally unbent (which should be a hundred dollar repair), it would likely go for the 5-6K range. Certainly a banner find!
2020 CaneField Bandits Totals:
Republic of Texas Navy Cuff Button
US Civil War Belt Plate
Eagle Breastplate
Cast C Cavalry button (“T. Miller Houston”)
Three Louisiana Pelican Cuff Buttons
Louisiana Pelican Coat Button
3 gram gold nugget from a plantation site
Shield from an 1820-30 Artillery Shako Cap Badge
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers Button 1798-1802
Four CW eagle coat buttons
Two CW eagle cuff buttons
French Navy Equipages de Ligne button (1 piece, 1830-40s)
Two New York Staff Officer Cuff Buttons
Colonial silver sleeve link/button made from a half real
Monogrammed Silver Love Token
TWO M1858 Remington Revolver Trigger Guards
bone die eyeballed
Silver spoon made by Alexander McGrew 1805-1836
Coin Silver mid-1800s "Fede Ring"
1820s-30s silver eyeglasses frame fragment
End of a gold crucifix or mechanical pencil
Tip of a silver mechanical pencil
William IV farthing (1830-1837)
dateless half real
half-cut half real (“quarter real”)
1781 and 1807 half reales
1840 quarter franc French silver
1850 20 centimes French silver
1851-O, 1852 three cent silver and a dateless 1/4 of a three cent silver
Two 1839-O, 1840, 1842, 1848-O, 1851, 1851-O, 1852-O, two 1853's, 1856, 1856-O, 1857, Two 1857-O’s, 1858 (holed), three 1858-O, an 1859-O and a dateless Seated Half Dime
1839, 1854-O, 1874, 1891-O, one dateless Seated Liberty Dime, and one dateless half-cut Seated Liberty Dime
1896-O Barber Dime
1953-D Roosie
1877-CC and 1875 Seated Quarters
1858-O Seated Half Dollar
1892-O, 1899 and 1906-O Barber Quarters
1940 Washington Quarter
1942-P, three 1943-S and two 1943-P War Nickels
shotgun breechblock
iron prisoner shackles
picket pin
Spurs
Plantation tokens
Minieballs, Beefaloes, V and Shield Nickels, and some GawGag
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my signatures were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
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