Civil war lock plate? Railroad Bag Tag?

GetBusyDiggin · Mar 1, 2017

Found these is a civil war area. I believe the lock plate is from the war. Not sure about the tag.
Got lucky digging the lock plate because it was in a trashy spot where I usually don't dig iron.

ScubaDetector · Mar 1, 2017

The tag looks like a RR baggage tag. Can you read the letters on it? I can't very well. Nice

trapperart · Mar 2, 2017

Congrats

Fullstock · Mar 2, 2017

The lock plate looks like it's from an Enfield. Nice find!

against the wind · Mar 2, 2017

Some sweet finds,,
Can you post a few different angle shots of each item?

Subterranean · Mar 2, 2017

Something and GWRR (Genessee and Wyoming Railroad) tag, great finds congrats. Sub 8-)

nhbenz · Mar 2, 2017

The New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western seems to be it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans,_Opelousas_and_Great_Western_Railroad

GetBusyDiggin · Mar 2, 2017

Thanks for the tips. NOO and GW is right. I think you nailed it nhbenz. Thanks for the info. I found it right off the old railroad in Morgan City La, so that makes sense.

NOLA_Ken · Mar 2, 2017

The lock plate does look like an Enfield, but the bolster (where the main spring butts up to) is different from the few that I have seen.... Can you post a pic of the other side so we can look at the positions of the screw holes?

GetBusyDiggin · Mar 4, 2017

I couldn't find a photo with a bolster like that either. Hope its still a lock plate. I'll post another picture when it's all cleaned up. Some of the screw holes are hard to see because they are still plugged with corrosion or old screw pieces.