belt buckle

[texjim]

Found in Schuylkill County Pa. I was told finding one of these around here is like finding a crocadile in the river. 3rd time out ever with my own machine. beginners luck I guess I just hope the rest of the year goes as good as this month has gone. I was just hoping to find some silver and wheat's. hh

 

[Newt]

Nice.
Newt

 

[cwdigger]

I believe you have a box plate instead of a buckle, the pieces on the back are a dead give away. Great find by the way, she is beautiful

Cw
www.wedigdixie.com

 

[VOL1266-X]

Very nice Boxplate and in great shape also. WTG!!!

 

[oahu90]

I wouldnt be complaining about not finding and silver or wheaties if I found a buckle like that

 

[texjim]

What does a box plate mean? thanks Jim

 

[PBK]

Great plate! Here are a couple of links showing a cartridge box and a similar "US" box plate:

http://www.espdesigns.com/oxhill/Artifacts/cartridgebox/cartridgebox.htm

http://www.lazyjacks.org.uk/plates.htm

 

[texjim]

i did find the name (j i pittman) on the back you can barely see it in these photos. does that add anything to it?

 

[civilman1]

Nice "Croc".......Excellent Recovery

 

[SCMDing]

i did find the name (j i pittman) on the back you can barely see it in these photos. does that add anything to it?

That is the Manufacturer's Mark, see the link below. Great Find!

http://www.virginiarelics.com/civil_war_maker_mark.htm

 

[surprman]

Also - PBK's second link indicates that JI Pitman is the rarest of these marks. nice find!

 

[seger98]

Congratulations on the find!

 

[John (Ma)]

Outstanding find!

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice find. Not to many people are ever able to find one of those in a lifetime

 

[TommNJ]

Excellent find ! Congrats !

Tom

 

[artorius]

My understanding is that many Union soldiers took their rifled muskets home from the war, and used them for years afterwards. I suspect a cartridge box that one had carried in the war would serve just fine to hold hunting cartidges 20 years later. It seems to me that on this theory, a Civil War cartidge box plate could turn up just about anywhere.

What an exceptional find!

artorius

 

[wwwtimmcp]

hey texjim last year my sister found an alligator in her creek behind their vermilion ohio house. so yeah it happens.

nice find and I hope you get many more.

 

[Swingit]

Nice Plate

 

[crashbro17x]

You lucky dog! Great find!

 

[treasurenut]

Very nice plate, love the US on top of my list for what I want to find this year