FMarion2ndRegSC
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- Sep 14, 2006
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Inspired by Wess' military buckle, I ventured to one of my super secret Rev War skirmish sites. Detected two days and was richly rewarded. The place had really changed with a lot of sand moved around. I knew it was going to be good when round balls ( of many different calibers) started to come out. Alot of indian pottery, some colonoware (not shown) and some really old buttons were uncovered. Nearly 30 flat buttons and several unreadable English made pewter buttons with corroded iron loop shank (don't you hate that). Old china, some type of handle with cherub faces on either side, Rev War bayonet frog, lock plate marked with GR under crown, glass bottle seal with coat of arms, clothes fastener with peacock(?) on it, pipe stems, arrow heads, etc. Of course the best find of the two days is the Brown Bess flintlock rifle escutcheon (or wrist/thumb) plate marked with the 19th Regt No 1. The 19th saw action at this particular spot. As I understand it, these wrist plates were usually marked with the regiment number, company letter and rack number, but I guess the 19th didn't mark their rifles with the company letter. Thanks for looking.
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