Civil war sword belt plate today! Sweet Memorial Day dig. Video added...

[DirtyMike]

The sword belt plate is my first. I also found the round ball, Spencer cartridge, & a Smith Carbine bullet. It was a hot one, but not hot enough to not have a great day digging... The four leaf clover was the first find of the day...

 

[MSRelic]

Re: Civil war sword belt plate today! Sweet Memorial Day dig.

Well done DM! Great find. Congratulations.

 

[vayank54]

Re: Civil war sword belt plate today! Sweet Memorial Day dig.

Man Congrats on a nice plate.

 

[River Rat]

Re: Civil war sword belt plate today! Sweet Memorial Day dig.

W W!!!

RR

 

[KyFreeBird]

Re: Civil war sword belt plate today! Sweet Memorial Day dig.



Great plate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[civilman1]

Re: Civil war sword belt plate today! Sweet Memorial Day dig.

Great save there Mike...Keep pickin' those four leaf clover's

 

[DirtyMike]

Re: Civil war sword belt plate today! Sweet Memorial Day dig.

What a great day! Congratulations on your first plate

Not first plate.. First sword belt plate. And congratulations to you also for your 3!

 

[Deepdiger60]

Great looking plate nice find and that video is excellent Good hunt Dd60

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Thats a sweet plate Mike

 

[ivan salis]

thats the stuff we all look for --way to go daddyo!!!!

I got to ask --with the 4 leaf clover find earlier --was there any "irish troops" in that area that you know of?

mike i got got a question for you --- ever seen a flat brass "catch" plate that the sword belt buckle tounge fits into with 3 screws in it ?

I found what appears to be a sword or gun belt "catch plate" for the belt buckles tounge to go into --

it is a flat brass plate sort of D shaped with a "slot" cut into it along where the ( l part of the D is) and 3 threaded holes in it with 3 brass flat ended machine type screws in them ( the screws are to to "attach" it to a thick leather belt i guess by going thru holes punched in the leather --the screws are tighened down )--the screws are * flat topped -straight slot headed- with a 45 degree countersink toward the screw shaft -- the overall size and shape plus the "slot" cut into the "catch plate" looks like a "sword belt" one --its "hand stamped" with 1156 (the only mark upon it) like tsword belt buckles are.
-- they are slightly off in alinement thus hand stamped not machine stamped.

 

[Aquila]

Great find!

 

[DirtyMike]

thats the stuff we all look for --way to go daddyo!!!!

I got to ask --with the 4 leaf clover find earlier --was there any "irish troops" in that area that you know of?

mike i got got a question for you --- ever seen a flat brass "catch" plate that the sword belt buckle tounge fits into with 3 screws in it ?

I found what appears to be a sword or gun belt "catch plate" for the belt buckles tounge to go into --

it is a flat brass plate sort of D shaped with a "slot" cut into it along where the ( l part of the D is) and 3 threaded holes in it with 3 brass flat ended machine type screws in them ( the screws are to to "attach" it to a thick leather belt i guess by going thru holes punched in the leather --the screws are tighened down )--the screws are * flat topped -straight slot headed- with a 45 degree countersink toward the screw shaft -- the overall size and shape plus the "slot" cut into the "catch plate" looks like a "sword belt" one --its "hand stamped" with 1156 (the only mark upon it) like tsword belt buckles are.
-- they are slightly off in alinement thus hand stamped not machine stamped.

You know I personally have never seen one with screws. But there very well could have been some with screws. Post a pic on this thread so I don't miss it. And I will look into it.

 

[Company F]

Nice finds. A great hunt.

 

[YankeeDownSouthAdv.]

WTG on plate...and also great video.....well done..six

 

[extractor]

Wicked great dig!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Big Mike!


Another banner find brother!

I'm coming up for a couple days!

 

[DirtyMike]

Big Mike!


Another banner find brother!

I'm coming up for a couple days!

I wish. I have yet to make a banner find.

 

[DirtyMike]

Big Mike!


Another banner find brother!

I'm coming up for a couple days!

When ever your ready just let me know.

 

[chukers]

What is the significance of a silver wreath and one that is just brass?

Chukers

 

[DirtyMike]

What is the significance of a silver wreath and one that is just brass?

Chukers

There is none that I have ever known of. I think there is just a bunch of different styles of them. Mine did have a silver wreath at one time but from my understanding the silver wreaths are not really silver and they would not hold up good in the ground attached to another metal(brass).

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Big Mike!


Another banner find brother!

I'm coming up for a couple days!

I wish. I have yet to make a banner find.

But you have buddy.
People pay big bucks to "pay to play" and find less than you find.
Banner on this website is coming soon