romeo-1
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Today was a bit of a shocker. I was exploring a modern woods dump hoping for an older bottle or two but it was a total bust. Everything in the dump was less than 50 years old. Right beside the dump was a small clearing right on the side of the road that was open so I decided to do a quick swing before moving on. First couple targets were trash, car parts, a can, crusty iron and I was about to call it when I got a decent signal. Wasn't expecting anything more than trash so I was shocked when I popped the plug and saw what was there. From the shape I knew it had to be a belt plate!
Sure enough that is exactly what it was. It was well soiled but even at first glance I knew it was marked. I spent a couple hours with a tooth pick and dry tooth brush trying to get the detail out but eventually decided on the hydrogen peroxide. I could see that the incising was deep so thought I had a good chance at good results. I'm actually thrilled with the results!
War of 1812 era King's German Legion cross belt plate!
Sure enough that is exactly what it was. It was well soiled but even at first glance I knew it was marked. I spent a couple hours with a tooth pick and dry tooth brush trying to get the detail out but eventually decided on the hydrogen peroxide. I could see that the incising was deep so thought I had a good chance at good results. I'm actually thrilled with the results!
War of 1812 era King's German Legion cross belt plate!
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