CW EAGLE SHOULDER BELT PLATE

[KRAZYHORSES]

hello t-net got back from a new site my friend and i started hunting this late afternoon the ground is littered with targets don't think it was ever hunted have hunted across the street at the big colonial barn foundation but never found the house foundation until i looked way out in the woods across the street yesterday i hunted it for less than 1/2 hr yesterday found out it was never done by the amount of stuff in the ground an told my friend so this early eve we went there i found some neat stuff but the take of the night is this awesome eagle my friend found it's about time he found a real keeper it's been 3-4 weeks since he struck pay dirt thanks for looking have fun and keep digging krazyhorses

 

[whitesPA]

awesome finds love thge plate !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[KRAZYHORSES]

Great Find Scott!! I've found 2 of them and you never tire of finding those plates. Many Union Soldiers did not like to wear them as the gold gilted breastplate made a real nice target for the Rebels to shoot at. We find them in CSA camps too where the rebels stripped the breastplate and U.S. Box plates from captured leather cartridge boxes and used the leather. WTG, Quindy

I think that is very true after the reality of war set in.. my theory is once they marched and marched... and marched.. they started tossing extra weight! So the breast plate was really the first frisbee! I can picture some private on picket duty.. feet killing him.. dumping 20 - 40 three ringers and tossing that breast plate as far as he could throw it! I've dug "pockets" of three ringers 20+ in a hole a few too many times over the years I just think they were not all spills.. I dug one that was 18 or so, all nose down and in a circle.. really leads me to believe that they were discarded on purpose.

NOT that I ever dumped weight form an ALICE pack out in the field

MB

ya i agree to much weight for 1000 miles hh scott

 

[Imnengr]

I think the gun's pretty cool too. Some kid was pretty upset for losing that, I bet. Excellent plate.

 

[dirtfishing]

That's one of the nicest Dug Breastplates I've ever seen. That Cap Gun is probably 50 yrs old or better also, the soil there seems to be very kind to the relics. Check for a maker on the Cap Gun, some of the old ones such as Hubleys etc, are very collectible. Nice finds.

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

wow dude! that is a beauty! congrats!

 

[KRAZYHORSES]

That's one of the nicest Dug Breastplates I've ever seen. That Cap Gun is probably 50 yrs old or better also, the soil there seems to be very kind to the relics. Check for a maker on the Cap Gun, some of the old ones such as Hubleys etc, are very collectible. Nice finds.

ya i don't know why but the targets around here usually come out of the ground real nice except the new zinc junk penny thanks everyone scott

 

[HISPAN]

Nice Eagle find ... congrats !

 

[KRAZYHORSES]

Nice Eagle find ... congrats !

thanks scott