Fresh outta the ground at the new spot!!!

[cti4sw]

A rifle butt plate!

Consensus is that it's to a Pennsylvania long rifle musket, which is known for the sharp overhang.







Cleaned up:


And preserved:


And the rest of the stuff I found this morning:



-red Tootsietoy fire truck (broken)
-buckle
-brass skeleton key plate
-makeup compact
-small white marble
-modern rifle bullet

 

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[CoilyGirl]

Sure looks like one to me.

 

[dirtlooter]

awesome find

 

[OWK]

Beautiful.

Assume it is brass?

 

[cti4sw]

Beautiful.

Assume it is brass?

I believe so. What else could it be?

 

[OWK]

I guess it was kind of a silly question.

In any case, the long overhang is characteristic of Pennsylvania Rifles of the Lancaster area.

It looks pretty early to me, but I'm only familiar with early PA gunsmiths as a crossover with silversmiths, so don't count me as an expert.

 

[cti4sw]

I guess it was kind of a silly question.

In any case, the long overhang is characteristic of Pennsylvania Rifles of the Lancaster area.

It looks pretty early to me, but I'm only familiar with early PA gunsmiths as a crossover with silversmiths, so don't count me as an expert.

Thanks for the info nonetheless!

 

[WHADIFIND]

Maybe it belonged to an early ancestor of the Rockefellers. Maybe it's gold. LOL

I like it!

 

[allen]

Nice find, something I have never found, yet!

 

[beez0404]

That is an excellent find. Best of luck identifying it.

 

[cti4sw]

Updated OP with the rest of my finds this morning.

 

[jewelerguy]

cool old find

 

[cti4sw]

Added the finished pic, preservation complete, for all you who like seeing the cleaning & preservation progression.

The plate will be donated to the Mennonite Heritage Museum in Franconia, PA in mid-July when I come back from vacation.

 

[Greylock]

Looks great. Good job on the cleaning and preserving.

 

[Old Dude]

Very nice find and the donation is an exceptional act!

 

[Deereman]

Great find

 

[cjon455]

That's really nice, good job preserving it

 

[treblehunter]

That's a cool find, nice that you have a cool place to donate it too.

 

[voodoo]

cool find!

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Great find and restoration of it!
It is really nice of you to donate it to the mesuem.