Hunting for WW2 Relics-Dug a Box Plate

[VOL1266-X]

Yesterday, The Tenn. Trio members discussed the fact that the ground would be frozen for the next 7 days. After lunch, the temp. was 36 deg. so I decided to go to the CW camp overlaid by WW2 Maneuver relics in my last post. I had already started a video about relics of the greatest generation and finds from recent hunts. When I arrived, I parked on the end of the farm where WW2 relics outnumbered CW relics 20:1. My first signal was a big surprise when a U.S. Box plate popped out. A bigger surprise was a square nail in one loop on the back used as a field repair when the rawhide apparently broke. Tenn. Digger said to check if the loops were brass and they are. A friend from Miss. told me that plates with brass loops are associated with Ohio troops (they were there). Ironically, I dug a U.S. belt plate exactly 3 years ago-12-30-2014. Happy New Year & HH, Q.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the nice relic hunt!

 

[DetectorMoe]

Congrats on a awesome dig!!

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats on the sweet find, the nail really makes it for me. Somebody fixed that over 150 years ago. Very cool.

Best of luck to you sir in 2018.

 

[BuckleBoy]

FANTASTIC find my friend! Congrats! December seems to be your month each year!

Best Wishes,

BB

 

[VOL1266-X]

Thanks Prof, Tentis, Tom, & BB. HH, Q.

 

[relic nut]

That's a great plate Q! I also like the in feild repair. Sounds like a great place to hunt.
Ground here is also frozen and will probably be that way for sometime. Thanks for sharing

 

[Steve in PA]

Congrats on the Box Plate Quindy. Pretty cool with the square nail stuck through one of the loops.

 

[diggervet]

wow, that's a great way to be disappointed in not finding ww2 relics!

 

[smokeythecat]

Nice job. BTW frozen ground is nothing. Leave the shovel at home and take a pick. We did. It was 4 degrees here Monday night, high of 20 today. No problem, we came, we dug, we got relics.

 

[texjim]

20 to 1 odds and that pops out. I'll take those odds

 

[Scrappy]

Oh wow that’s a beauty box plate! The condition of the back is unreal man - congrats!

 

[against the wind]

Congrats on the Box Plate.
Good old fashion ingenuity on the repair.

 

[A2coins]

Allright I need one of those!!!!!!! I would love one of those in my display case someday I want to go look for stuff like that in another state of course. Sweet find Thanks for posting your find with us. Tommy

 

[birdman]

Beautiful plate!

 

[joeyfresh]

Funny how that works, the best finds are the least expected. Great find and in its in great shape. Stay warm Quindy!

 

[VOL1266-X]

Funny how that works, the best finds are the least expected. Great find and in its in great shape. Stay warm Quindy!

Joey, I was literally 50 ft. from the trucks. It realy did not reads like a plate ranging from 70-77 and bouncing on the F75. I guess the nail was responsible for that. Thanks Joey and hope you have another great digging year in 2018.

 

[sprailroad]

Nice job. BTW frozen ground is nothing. Leave the shovel at home and take a pick. We did. It was 4 degrees here Monday night, high of 20 today. No problem, we came, we dug, we got relics.

That would be a tough group to hang with, I tell you what. Smokey, I do admire your style though, a little crazy perhaps? but I do admire it.