First Belt Plate

[texan connection]

If id a ever found one of these it wouldent of been on this homstead the oldest I can date the homsteadis early 1900's but, there it was, laying in the dirt and sounding like a Beer can. I'ded by SWR and big cypress in the whatsit forum,
Presenting my 1851 Military sword plate

 

[thrillathahunt]

Holy Smoke Albert, that is one fine relic!

Good adrenaline rush when you saw that come out of the ground I bet

Rick

 

[aa battery]

score

 

[DigginThePast]

Holy moly! Congrats on the awesome find.

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

WOW, that's the way to do it!!! Congrats on that super find!!!

DANGLANGLEY

 

[rjw4law]

May you find many more.

 

[Ifoundit69]

Awesome find , some people have all the luck .....!!!!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

sweet! very nice find!

 

[crazyjarhead]

Very nice discovery TC. If you can hunt there again who knows what else you may find. After you clean it, show us some more pics, Please

 

[texan connection]

Im not cleaning this one, it stays as dug. Larry said he'd hurt me if I tried to straighten it

 

[BuckleBoy]

First off, that's a GREAT dig! Hopefully you can find the keeper from it at the site too.

Im not cleaning this one, it stays as dug. Larry said he'd hurt me if I tried to straighten it

Don't try to straighten it. Have it professionally straightened or leave it as-is.


Best Wishes--and a BIG Congratulations,



Buckleboy

 

[nc-joe]

And it is a beauty, congrats on the great, great find!

 

[time4me]

What a tremendous find! You must be on cloud 9 with that thing!!!!!

 

[Burdie]

GREAT GHOST!!! I can't believe it. Congratulations TC I am so happy for you. Did I walk right over it? I better get to hold that dude when ever I get down that way.

Burdie

 

[Ed-NH]

That is a beautiful piece of history nice find!

 

[johnreb1980]

Thats one nice belt plate. Nice find.

 

[ModernMiner]

Fantastic find TC. Way to go!!!
Is that plate solid brass, or is it like a thin cover?
My sword belt plate was a thin style that I think was filled with lead before.
-MM-

 

[tymcmurray]

You know that is a great find......Congratulations!!!

 

[texan connection]

Its solid brass. BC posted this link in the whatsit forum Im still wondering about the history of these Plates, and why they are called "1851"

http://relicman.com/ArchivePlateFedGovSword1851.htm

 

[River Rat]

What a jaw dropping find. W W!! CONGRATS

RR

 

[BuckleBoy]

Its solid brass. BC posted this link in the whatsit forum Im still wondering about the history of these Plates, and why they are called "1851"

http://relicman.com/ArchivePlateFedGovSword1851.htm

Because that is the year they became regulation gear of the U.S. Military.