🥇 BANNER War of 1812 Belt Plate...Marked!!

[romeo-1]

Today was a bit of a shocker. I was exploring a modern woods dump hoping for an older bottle or two but it was a total bust. Everything in the dump was less than 50 years old. Right beside the dump was a small clearing right on the side of the road that was open so I decided to do a quick swing before moving on. First couple targets were trash, car parts, a can, crusty iron and I was about to call it when I got a decent signal. Wasn't expecting anything more than trash so I was shocked when I popped the plug and saw what was there. From the shape I knew it had to be a belt plate!

Sure enough that is exactly what it was. It was well soiled but even at first glance I knew it was marked. I spent a couple hours with a tooth pick and dry tooth brush trying to get the detail out but eventually decided on the hydrogen peroxide. I could see that the incising was deep so thought I had a good chance at good results. I'm actually thrilled with the results!

War of 1812 era King's German Legion cross belt plate!

 

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[Coinstar magnet]

PLEASE share more of your finds....is this an area that you could try doing a test pit or excavation in?

 

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[gunsil]

SPECTACULAR!!!!

 

[romeo-1]

Oh my...thank you very much for the banner nomination and to the mods for accepting this with those spectacular funds...I'm humbled!

 

[ironhorse]

wtg
Looks great!

 

[RVRoamer73]

Congrats on the well deserved Banner romeo-1.

 

[DetectorMoe]

That is one heck of a dug!, Congrats!!!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Congrats on achieving BANNER #7 my friend, you certainly deserved it with that find.
Would love to see a pic of it when you've finished the restoration.

Dave

 

[Army of 1]

Awesome find , Well done !

 

[Orbit]

Wow! Great find. Just awesome.

 

[Hvactech19]

Fantastic!!

 

[terry g]

Amazing find!!! ...Well done on another banner.

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Certainly WORTH the Banner Nomination....!
What an Awesome Find...!

 

[rastinirv]

Good heavens! What a find! Marvelous!

 

[xcopperstax]

Wow romeotopia produces some great finds!!! That's a serious keeper! Congrats!!! The best finds are the surprises!

 

[Silvermonkey]

Big congrats romeo-1! I don't know how I missed this post when it first appeared. That is one fantastic piece of history, and certainly worthy of its Banner designation!

 

[trdking]

That is ******* awesome!!!!

That is an understatement !

 

[romeo-1]

Thanks again everyone. Did a little more work on the plate and am now finished. A little more detail visible and a nice even base color. Quite happy with the finished product.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Thanks again everyone. Did a little more work on the plate and am now finished. A little more detail visible and a nice even base color. Quite happy with the finished product.

That piece will look great however you choose to display it Patrick!

Thanks for the follow up pic,
Dave

 

[Goldiver]

Holy cow, what a sweet relic! I would love to add one of those to my collection for sure. Congratulations on another Banner find!

Steve

 

[ColonialDude]

Whoa! The detail is really nice. Your persistence paid off! What a cool find...love the crown and lion symbols!

Damn dude!!! That’s a stellar find!!!! Huge congrats man!!