MILTIA BELT PLATE

[2country]

I found what I think is an old militia belt plate and a couple of flat buttons a few days ago at a plantation site that dates back to about 1750 not to far from my house . I found 2 pics of the belt plate , one said it dates back to 1810 , the other said 1820 . What do yall think ? The hook in the front got bent over backwards somehow , but I'll still take it .

 

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[Iron Patch]

I think..... It looks great!

 

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[mainer]

Congrats on making the banner, sure looks good up there. Good luck at that site.

Mainer

 

[Ed-NH]

That is a remarkable find congrats

 

[DPBOB]

awesome find.
I like how the iron keepers rusted away and you can tell how they were sitting on the back...
Very nice..............

 

[time4me]

Really nice find! Congrats on making the banner.

 

[cwdigger]

Sweet plate, it dont get much better

 

[phantomfinder]

Sweet plate , WTG

 

[jfx55]

looks like its been out of thr ground for awhile buttons to. when did you obtain them?

 

[Brendoodl]

Gorgeous belt plate, I would like to have at least half of one in my collection. A full one would be great but beggers cannot be chosers. GREAT FIND!!!!

 

[birdman]

Awesome plate! Every relic hunters dream!

 

[2country]

jfx55 , I found it January 29th about 4:30 pm . The field it came from is next to the river and the field is river sand . The stuff I find in this type of sand comes out in pretty good shape . I cleaned it with soap and a soft tooth brush . Hope this answers your question .

 

[Tnmountains]

I think its beautiful
TnMtns

 

[allen]

congrats on that awesome find !!!
Way to go on hitting that banner !!!!

 

[Kanyontreasures]

great finds!!

 

[Captain Loosechange]

Hey Cool Belt Plate!! I found the exact same plate a couple of years ago, Check out my pic on the left of your screen. I was stoked to find it and glad to see you made the banner. I hardly got a comment on the one I found That plate was the reason I found this website, I was trying to Identify it. I thought it must have been a rather common find with the type of response I got. Makes me feel now as though I have at least found an item that is "Banner Worthy "
Congrats and keep on huntin".

 

[bookfisher]

I found the same belt plate back in November 2006. It also made the banner on page six. At the time, PBK said this about it:

Great find, Bookfisher! It's a c. 1815-1825 Militia (or "Common Militia") waist belt plate. It's sometimes listed as a "War of 1812 Period" belt plate; however, any usage would have come very late in the war.

 

[bluebird]

super sweet