Belt Plate Found Today!!!

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Painted the baby room this am and had to get out for a couple hours in the pm. The weather was just too good not to. glad i did! pulled this out of loads of scrap aluminum. sweeeeeet! my first plate of 2009. It's all there with a nice chocolate patina! Pics as dug and cleaned. Hope y'all got out and enjoyed the weather.
HH
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Any plate is a good day! :thumbsup:
 

Sweet! Real nice find!!!
 

Very nice. I'm just holding my breath for the day I find one. HH.....
 

Congrats on the plate, Slim Buddy!! :headbang: Congrats on the new baby as well! :icon_sunny:

Kyle
 

That's a great belt plate. Maybe a Cavalry soldier's replacement plate? The reason I say that is because sometimes those boys bent the bottom edge of their plates in a bit so they wouldn't rub or pinch them while they were on horseback. Looks like yours has a similar modification.


Great Find!



-Buckles
 

nice find jim got my plate in september :icon_thumleft:
 

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Congrats on the sweet belt plate. :icon_thumright:
 

Congrats on the plates, another sweet piece of history saved :headbang:

Cw
 

Great find Slim. :hello2:
Congrats on the recovery,
MM
 

Great finds! Nice plate and great buttons!
 

WTG Slim......Awesome Dig :icon_thumright:
 

Awesome finds! Still waiting on my first US belt plate.
 

Congrats...would make my year...
 

Great recovery. Very nice find.
 

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