Bullets, a Button and a Breast

[462]

Plate that is!
Went back again the Civil War camp in Maryland today and the site just keeps on giving more. Including 8 three ringers, a Williams cleaner type 1, with some of its zinc disk still attached, a New York state coat button, and my first Eagle Breast Plate. I've dug 82 bullets (my buddies have dug another 18), 3 buttons and now a breast plate from about a quarter acre lot. When I pulled the breast plate out of the ground It was face down but I was almost certain of what it was before I even turned it over and boy was I excited when I turned it over and saw the eagle.




Here are some finds from a couple other sites I detected this weekend, including a Caterpillar watch fob and a Lords prayer tag.



Also no hunt would be complete without some whats-it's. If anyone has any ideas about them let me know. They're not from the Civil War camp site!

 

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[Ia.FurTrade]

The left whats-it is the contact points from a Model T or other old car wooden coil.........Nice finds!

 

[blugotti1]

2nd piece is a music harp piece. great finds

 

[vpnavy]

Great finds! Thanks for sharing...

 

[462]

The left whats-it is the contact points from a Model T or other old car wooden coil.........Nice finds!

Thanks for the ID!

2nd piece is a music harp piece. great finds

I was thinking it was maybe from a musical instrument because it looks similar to a harmonica reed plate, but all the reeds are the same size. Is it some kind of and intake reed plate?

 

[wheelerite]

third whatsit looks like part of a screen door chain to keep it from opening to far. looks like the one I have on my door.

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice CW Digs! Congrats on the Breast Plate!