My First US Cartridge Box Plate!

[Sooper Dave]

I got permission to hunt a lot close to a battle site last week. I hunted there and found several bullets and half of them are Enfields. I also dug a large piece of a lead sabot off of an artillery shell. I went back to this site on Monday hoping to get a few more keepers. It was slow but I had dug a couple of bullets and I was working the edges slow to cover all the grounds. I had another deep bullet signal but after digging down about 8" my first US box plate rolled out! The edges are chewed off but man that US stands out so nicely and I am excited to have found another cool piece of history. I have been very fortunate to have dug two US buckles, an Eagle breast plate and this US box plate in the last four months. HH-David

 

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[Sooper Dave]

The Plate is , I love the En-field's as well as the little 3 ringer on the top row.

A couple of the Enfield bullet look to have the wood plugs in them or or is that dirt.?

I need to hunt ASAP.

Thanks Davers! I thought the first Enfield I dug had a wood plug but I never could find it. I thinks it's just dirt packed in there over all the years.

 

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[Sooper Dave]

Epic hunt. Congrats!

Thanks Phisfindr!

 

[sutphin]

NICE WILLIAMS AND BOLD ASS PLATE...

 

[Inspector]

Great hunt, that plate is is beautiful, congrats on the saves

 

[Sooper Dave]

NICE WILLIAMS AND BOLD ASS PLATE...

Thanks sutphin!

 

[Sooper Dave]

Great hunt, that plate is is beautiful, congrats on the saves

Thanks Inspector!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Excellent find Sooperdave. I'd take a box plate with some chewed up edges.

 

[Sooper Dave]

Excellent find Sooperdave. I'd take a box plate with some chewed up edges.

Thanks Trezurehunter!