A box plate in Calif!**An updated cleaned picture**

[kuger]

My buddy Two Dogs,made an awesome find!!A cartridge box plate in California!We find Civil war stuff but for some reason this was something neither of us were ever expecting out here!!Congrats my friend!!!

 

[kuger]

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Thanks ALL!!!Yea there are various scenarios to possibly explain how it ended up out here.Quite a few C.W. relics actually do show up out here.There was use of that design before the great war,heavy military occupation before,during and after the war as well.Many of the copper and gold mines had troops protecting them to support the cause.Many veterans also headed west to search there fortune in the gold fields as well.

 

[kdismuke1]

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AWSOME FIND. CONGRATS.

 

[JoeIN]

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What a great find!

 

[kane23]

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I guess this stuff was brought by Civil war veterans for the most part. A friend put his shovel right through the middle of one in Nevada. I found an eagle breast plate here in Utah....Kane 23

 

[time4me]

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Sweet. There is hope for us Californians after all!

Way to go!!!!!!

 

[tsgman]

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Great find!

 

[allen]

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congrats on that great looking find....

 

[{Sentinel}]

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Nice, there were several forts there in California where many a soldier were sent before, during, and after the Civil War. Nice find

 

[MonkeyBoy]

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congrats man... Im here in SE ohio and have hit a couple of CW relics.... very cool.. the guys in VA, Georgia.... the civil war states find alot of stuff, but those of us who arent lucky enuf to live in those states have it a bit rougher..... neat to think of how it got to where you found it.....

Randy

Well.. maybe!! but they have beat me for the year so far!!! and I'm in Virginia ;-) Nice digging!!!

MB

 

[treasurefiend]

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Awesome!!!

 

[fwcrawford]

That's a very nice find anywhere in the country... congradulations!!!!

Nice condition too.
Keep searching that area... could be some more goodies hiding in the ground.

 

[flylaps]

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GREAT FIND! That's in real nice shape also.
I don't know why everybody thinks it has to be from the civil war?
After the war the US military was all over the western US, a lot of the time fighting the indians.
I know of a couple us buckles that were found in Oregon hunting old military fort sites.

Matt

 

[kuger]

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GREAT FIND! That's in real nice shape also.
I don't know why everybody thinks it has to be from the civil war?
After the war the US military was all over the western US, a lot of the time fighting the indians.
I know of a couple us buckles that were found in Oregon hunting old military fort sites.

Matt

Very true,thanks for all the replies!People dont realize what a big part the minerals of Calif.played in the Great War either

 

[lovedigging]

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Great Find, Congratulations

 

[kuger]

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[haylen]

great find!

 

[dragon6banger]

don't you just love the mystery of metal detecting i know i do great find HH

 

[kg6yll]

That baby cleaned up nice. Looks Great

KG6YLL

 

[done dug it all up]

Thats as nice condition as anybody could ask for.

 

[fortbball9]

Awesome looking plate,that is still on my wish list also


fortbball9