🥇 BANNER 1816-1825 Pattern NEW YORK MILITIA EAGLE BELT PLATE but not in the book? HELP!

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

What a way to end the day! 11 degrees when I got to the 2 cellars on private property I received permission to hunt. went there in the fall and the 1st site was and still is overgrown with vines and briars. 2nd site gave up some buttons and a knee buckle last time. decided to go back to both sites today. the clear site gave up a cool cast brass little buckle a few buttons,broken shoe buckle pieces and a cast brass face thing?
headed back to the overgrown site on way back to car with a 1/2 hour left of daylight and fought my way around the cellar. got a clad qtr a cool little buckle with a guy and his dog. and last signal i thought was gonna be a copper. Dug down and out pops a New York Militia Eagle belt plate. Amazing to see that come out of the ground! I had a friend look in the American Military Belt Plate book It's not in that one or any military belt plate book.
Can anyone help me with this? Is it a rare buckle?

 

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[hogge]

Awesome!

 

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[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Well look at you digging something amazing....again. Well done bud. I’ll save my BANNER vote for a definitive id....and of course if nobody can Id it it’s a super BANNER because it’s obviously something very special

Got a e-mail today from Steve Sylvia who is close friends with Mike O'Donnell, this was his and Mikes reply and consensus. It will be published In Mike O'Donnells new book on belt plates. and will be in Steve's magazine in the next issue of north South Traders as well as American Digger magazine.

 

[diggerranger]

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[Doc Arey]

I love this plate!

 

[MadTom]

Got a e-mail today from Steve Sylvia who is close friends with Mike O'Donnell, this was his and Mikes reply and consensus. It will be published In Mike O'Donnells new book on belt plates. and will be in Steve's magazine in the next issue of north South Traders as well as American Digger magazine.

Hot damn!

 

[Ahab8]

Got a e-mail today from Steve Sylvia who is close friends with Mike O'Donnell, this was his and Mikes reply and consensus. It will be published In Mike O'Donnells new book on belt plates. and will be in Steve's magazine in the next issue of north South Traders as well as American Digger magazine.

It’s an incredible find and obviously quite a scarce. You’ve got my BANNER vote for sure. Congrats on adding another amazing find to your collection. Well done pal

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Got my vote for banner bro!

thanks dude! I hope it makes it up there! I took a few more pics of it outside against some moss and a tree stump and another one with some dug buttons that probably would have been worn with the belt plate in the early 1800's

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

It’s an incredible find and obviously quite a scarce. You’ve got my BANNER vote for sure. Congrats on adding another amazing find to your collection. Well done pal

thanks Ahab! Appreciate it!

 

[Truth]

Did this make banner?

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Great finds as always Dave, congrats on your NEW YORK MILITIA EAGLE BELT PLATE find!
I really like this buckle as well.

Best of luck on your return to the site in the spring.

Dave

 

[screwynewy]

Did this make banner?

Just put in my vote

 

[Truth]

Has to be a banner. I just voted it deserves it.

 

[Kona Koma]

Tremendous finds. Very nice!

 

[Bubba65]

Awesome find Dave. CONGRATS on a beautiful plate

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Finally Got the response I have been waiting for from Mike O'Donnell himself.. Click to enlarge the photo to read. In case nobody knows who Mike O'Donnell is ,he is the author of this book.

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Did this make banner?

NOPE.

 

[Truth]

NOPE.

The good Lord above the shaking his head

 

[OreElse]

Great finds! I swing the MXT too, great detector.

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

The good Lord above the shaking his head

LOL

 

[Sooper Dave]

Amazing piece of history! Congrats Dave! This should be up top for sure!