Is this a Rev. war shoulder belt plate ?

[DirtyMike]

I found this with stuff dating back to the time the house was built in the mid 1700's all the way through the civil war.

 

[IronSpike]

This shoulder belt plate (USBP6) does look like yours and would fit era.

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...ulder+plate&ndsp=20&hl=en&sa=N&start=280&um=1

 

[RELICDUDE07]

Good i.d. it looks just like it

 

[fortbball9]

Good call IronSpike,
I would say you hit that one right on the head.
A very sweet and great find,Congrats

fortbball9

 

[RELICDUDE07]

They look like something you would use to splice boards together If we can get 150 dollars a piece im going to go round them up

 

[Iron Patch]

It's a name plate for a leather covered wooden trunk.

 

[RELICDUDE07]

sounds right. So can we get 150 $

 

[Iron Patch]

sounds right. So can we get 150 $

If you can let me know!

 

[Iron Patch]

It's a name plate for leather covered wooden trunk.

So far we have two different examples that are plain.

Do you know of one with identifying marks engraved into the face for use on a trunk?

Or are you suggesting it is a plain brass decorative object with six integrally cast hooks?

I'm not suggesting it, Don Troiani is, and he would answer yes to your second question.

 

[Iron Patch]

It's a name plate for leather covered wooden trunk.

So far we have two different examples that are plain.

Do you know of one with identifying marks engraved into the face for use on a trunk?

Or are you suggesting it is a plain brass decorative object with six integrally cast hooks?

I'm not suggesting it, Don Troiani is, and he would answer yes to your second question.

A Troiani citation is good enough for me. The man knows his Revolutionary War era material culture.

I will have my sloppy and seedy attorneys file an injunction against you now.

Does it come with a free lunch?

 

[IronSpike]

Plate for leather attachment of sorts based on cast hooks.

If it's a trunk name plate are there any found/known engraved examples?

Found pieces do indicate they are indeed old relics.

 

[IronSpike]

While searching other ID's I noticed this plain buckle (mid page) with same six catch hook attachment method. It's listed as a 1700's shoulder plate belt plate.

Another case of mistaken ID?

http://www.oldmilitaria.com/1800_s_Militaria.html

 

[Iron Patch]

While searching other ID's I noticed this plain buckle (mid page) with same six catch hook attachment method. It's listed as a 1700's shoulder plate belt plate.

Another case of mistaken ID?

http://www.oldmilitaria.com/1800_s_Militaria.html

I think so. There are buckles that are close, but different. Harry Ridgeway used to have a few of the real deal on his Civil War Relic Man site, but don't seem to be there now.

 

[CRUSADER]

If I had found this in the UK, I would have placed it as a Victorian horse brass blinker. They come plain & initialed/decorated;

 

[IronSpike]

Horse blinker

Any found horse blinkers with same attachment method (6 hooks)? Would think blinker suggestion is as good as a shoulder belt plate (both leather attachment).

 

[CRUSADER]

Horse blinker

Any found horse blinkers with same attachment method (6 hooks)? Would think blinker suggestion is as good as a shoulder belt plate (both leather attachment).

I have many example with 6 attachments, infact they nearly all are, only a few have 4 & they are smaller.

 

[IronSpike]

I'm leaning towards brass horse blinker. I would have expected some engraving if used for shoulder plate.

 

[Iron Patch]

I'm leaning towards brass horse blinker. I would have expected some engraving if used for shoulder plate.

It's already ID'ed

It's a plate for leather covered wooden trunk.

 

[CRUSADER]

I'm leaning towards brass horse blinker. I would have expected some engraving if used for shoulder plate.

It's already ID'ed

It's a plate for leather covered wooden trunk.

If it went on leather whats stopping it going on a leather horse blinker as well?

 

[IronSpike]

I didn't forget the leather trunk plate, but would also expect those to be engraved. Understand both shoulder and leather trunk plates could have been blank, however finding it more likely it would be blank if used as horse blinker.