Revolutionary buttplate?

[Vino]

Hunting a encampment today..That is known as WHITEMARSH encampment. .
Did not have much time but I did manage to pull out a few keepers coins and what I believe to be a butt end of a brown bess??
If anyone can confirm this that would be great...It was every bit of 11inch down.
At first I thought it was a crotel bell..
Even better...lol
Thanks for looking
George

 

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[cjon455]

It definitely looks like a butt plate off something, that i can say almost for sure, but heck i dont know crap when it comes to that kind of stuff, super cool though!!

Super cool digs george, youre having one hell of a year!

 

[Vino]

It definitely looks like a butt plate off something, that i can say almost for sure, but heck i dont know crap when it comes to that kind of stuff, super cool though!!

Super cool digs george, youre having one hell of a year!

Thanks Chris. .I looked it up.
And damn if it isn't one.

 

[OWK]

It definitely looks like a butt plate off something, that i can say almost for sure, but heck i dont know crap when it comes to that kind of stuff, super cool though!!

Super cool digs george, youre having one hell of a year!

I agree it looks like a butt plate, but it doesn't look military. A brown bess butt plate is generally flat brass on the overstock arm. If it is decorated at all, it is generally engraved.

I get a sense that this is pre-revolutionary.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Is it being too redundant if I say nice save George?

 

[treblehunter]

Cool looking, from a hunters eye, it looks like it would hurt my shoulder, kind of bulges out when it looks like it should curve in? Hard to tell from those pix. I'm stuck in my recliner, maybe later I'll make it to my pc to look at" Brown bessy" I like your coins, pretty lady's!

 

[treblehunter]

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Ya know, I'd never thought about parts of a gun before. Maybe that's what this piece was too?

That's to a window.

 

[dirtlooter]

looks like the bottom half was broken off, really cool find, as usual

 

[Ahab8]

That's a really cool piece bud. Any old gun part is awesome. Especially the butt plate

 

[jmastny78]

Nice coins and even cooler relic, i do agree that looks like every other butt plate ive seen! Really cool and ornate! Nice find!

 

[Vino]

Is it being too redundant if I say nice save George?

Thanks whatafind..
George

 

[Vino]

looks like the bottom half was broken off, really cool find, as usual

Thanks Dirtlooter.
George

 

[Vino]

That's a really cool piece bud. Any old gun part is awesome. Especially the butt plate

Thanks Abe...Hope this new spot turns up some cool stuff..
George

 

[Vino]

Nice coins and even cooler relic, i do agree that looks like every other butt plate ive seen! Really cool and ornate! Nice find!

Thanks JM..
George

 

[Old Dude]

Good to see you finding things besides exceptional coins, lol.

 

[Vino]

Good to see you finding things besides exceptional coins, lol.

Thanks Dave. .
George

 

[Fullstock]

It's definitely not from a Brown Bess, but it does looks quite early. I've never seen another exactly like it, but it appears to be off of an early (mid 18th century) fowler, Nice find!

 

[Vino]

It's definitely not from a Brown Bess, but it does looks quite early. I've never seen another exactly like it, but it appears to be off of an early (mid 18th century) fowler, Nice find!

Thanks for the info..
You gave me somewhere to start.
George

 

[bootybandit]

Nice coins and nice detail on the relic! Look's like a good area

 

[Vino]

Nice coins and nice detail on the relic! Look's like a good area

Thanks BB..
George