WV Breastplate Find

[payload77]

Two shank plate. Found about four inches in the dirt. It kinda looks like there are initials on it too. Found it near the B and O Railroad.

 

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[Diver_Down]

Outstanding save. Thanks for sharing.

 

[payload77]

Thanks!

 

[Fletch88]

Awesome find! Congrats

 

[payload77]

Thank you!

 

[JmCraz8]

Did you find out if they were initials or not? Super sweet find I hunt WV all the time and have found civil war lead but that's it looking for that plate of my own lol

 

[payload77]

Did you find out if they were initials or not? Super sweet find I hunt WV all the time and have found civil war lead but that's it looking for that plate of my own lol

Yes, it did. Took it to a local relics dealer who was able to read them. Now I'm trying to find Union rosters for soldiers who were in the area where I found it.. so I can match them to someone. Pretty cool!

 

[payload77]

Good luck on finding your own too. What part of WV?

 

[JmCraz8]

That's awesome I'm down in cabell county

 

[payload77]

That's awesome I'm down in cabell county

Do you hunt Carter County KY much? Heard there's a cache of silver in one of those caves!

 

[JmCraz8]

No I haven't hunted there I don't think I would have such luck to find something like that I just love recovering civil war relics haha

 

[JmCraz8]

Where in WV are you located

 

[payload77]

Keyser. Close to PA, VA, and MD is only five minutes drive.

 

[JmCraz8]

Nice then your in prime civil war territory I got skirmishes in my area

 

[payload77]

Yeah...it's hard to find places that haven't been picked over though. I've had some success but I'm staying vigilant.

 

[JmCraz8]

I like it over here I find the early war .69 cals they're monsters lol I couldn't imagine getting struck by that

 

[payload77]

Heard. I like it down your way...my sis lived in Teays Valley for a while.

 

[Tnmountains]

Awesome find ! Lucky you on that prize.

 

[JmCraz8]

Yea bunch of skirmishes in hurricane and Winfield next to teays valley

 

[Nomadnailer]

I worked for mineral fabrication out of keyser always wanted to hunt that area I hunt in the Elkins area