Eagle Belt Plate

[joe_dirt]

Dug this today in a field in Suffolk, VA.

 

[sliverofsilver]

great find
any wording on it?

 

[Ifoundit69]

Awesome sword plate !

 

[joe_dirt]

great find
any wording on it?

Just the "E Pluribus Unum"

 

[Graysondigger]

Congratulations!

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Unless your eagle swordbelt plate had a rectangular-shaped loop on one end that is broken off, it appears to be a US Model-1874 swordbelt plate. Is there any sign of broken-off "stubs" at the corners of the plate's left end?

Photos of its back would also be helpful for identifying and time-dating it.

Cool find, regardless of its time-period. In my nearly 40 years of relic-digging (started in March 1974), I haven't found even one rectangular eagle-plate.

 

[joe_dirt]

Unless your eagle swordbelt plate had a rectangular-shaped loop on one end that is broken off, it appears to be a US Model-1874 swordbelt plate. Is there any sign of broken-off "stubs" at the corners of the plate's left end?

Photos of its back would also be helpful for identifying and time-dating it.

Cool find, regardless of its time-period. In my nearly 40 years of relic-digging (started in March 1974), I haven't found even one rectangular eagle-plate.

Thanks. The left side definitely has broken off "stubs" on the corners and the back has one broken off piece.

 

[relicmeister]

Now that's a fine recovery, Joe Dirt! Congrats

 

[Metdet49]

That is very cool Joe. I would love to find one of those, or any kind of belt or sword plate.

 

[DocBeav]

That is GREAT man! Way to go!

 

[parsonwalker]

Excellent plate!

 

[vpnavy]

Thanks for sharing...

 

[CASPER-2]

AWESOME - WTG!!!

 

[CurtMetDet]

Awsome find. Congratulations. I wish I could go on hunts were you go. My resent finds has been nothing but canslaw.

 

[jewelerguy]

sweet relic

 

[thrillathahunt]

Very nice find! This is probably what it looked like originally. 1851 Sword belt plate.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Great looking belt plate.