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| Beautiful Excavated Confederate Sheet Brass Buckle |
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| Here's a real nice example of the Confederate Sheet Brass Waist
Belt Plate ! It's got a beautiful smooth dark green patina, with one
corner bent over, but still displays great. The reverse shows a lot
of solder remnants, and quite a bit of iron rusting, where the iron
wire belt hooks were once soldered. Reverse also shows the same
nice dark patina. It's a larger example measuring 82mm wide by
55mm tall. This Southern Plate displays just beautifully, and will
make a nice addition to your Confederate Collection ! Recovery
location unknown.
$249 plus shipping
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| Nice 1808 Pattern Shoulder Belt Plate Recovered Near Frayser's Farm, Virginia. |
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| Here is a Nice Excavated 1808 Pattern Enlisted Man's
Shoulder Belt Plate ! It's got a nice brown/plumb patina with
a few areas of green verdigris. One small split on the left side
about 10mm long. Reverse shows cast in tongue and studs present
in good shape, but caps peened onto the studs are gone. Measures
approximately 53mm X 78mm. There is a similiar example in
Michael J. O'Donnell & J. Duncan Campbell's book, American
Military Belt Plates, Page 58, Plate 78. They say this smaller
example dates 1820-1833, and was issued after the bayonet
belt was reduced in size. Also mention that the example in the
book was excavated in Mississippi, and these are often found
in Civil War sites. Some folks think they were probably lost
by Confederate Troops using whatever they could get. This
plate was recovered near Frayser's Farm, Virginia.
A Much Less Common Plate !
$155 plus shipping
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| Beautiful Excavated Eagle Sword Belt Plate |
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| Here is a beautiful, excavated example of the typical Civil War,
Sword Belt Plate. Remnants of the German silver wreath remain,
plate has good details on the face, and a very pretty green and plumb
patina. Standard Civil War period narrow tongue still intact on the back,
and retains the original body curve. Just a very nice excavated sword
plate that would be hard to upgrade, and will display perfectly !
Recovered at a Massachusetts house site.
$275 plus shipping
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| Fine US Boxplate w/Full Lead and Both Iron Loops - Recovered Petersburg, Virginia |
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| Here's a wonderful, excavated US boxplate with nice dark green patina,
full lead solder fill, and both iron loops intact ! No damage to the rim or
border, and actually no damage to speak of, to the entire plate. Lead
solder fill on the reverse is uneven, but was likely done during the
manufacturing process. Overall, it's just a beautiful US boxplate, that's
well above ordinary, and displays great ! Recovered Petersburg,
Virginia.
$195 plus shipping
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| Beautiful US Boxplate - Excavated Fredericksburg, Virginia |
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| Here's a Really Sharp Looking US Boxplate w/Both Loops !
The front has a wonderful smooth dark green patina, with no breaks
and almost no edge nicks. The Letters display great. Reverse shows
90% of the lead solder fill remaining, with one area lower right side,
where it is cut. Think it was probably cut intentionally by a soldier
as there are small vertical knife marks around the upper edge of the
lead solder too. Both iron loops are still intact and bent down on
the plate, with the remainder of the lead solder being fairly smooth.
Just a Sharp looking US Boxplate, with both loops, that looks
great ! Recovered Fredericksburg, Virginia.
$175 plus shipping
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| Nice "Old Recovery" US Boxplate |
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| Here is a Wonderful Dug US Boxplate w/Good Lead Fill
& One Iron loop Remaining ! It's got a super smooth brown
patina, with a few brass highlites standing out, that might indicate
it is an old recovery that was cleaned at the time. In the 1950s
& 60s, some digger would clean their plates or other items.
Sixty years later they start to aquire some patina again. Not sure
that's the case with this one, but wouldn't be surprised. Reverse
shows full lead solder fill pitted some, with one iron loop rusted
away, though the other is intact and strong. Recovery location
unknown. A Very Nice Displaying US Boxplate !
$149 plus shipping
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| Helena NCO Eagle Plate |
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| Here's a Very Nice Displaying 3-Hook NCO Eagle Plate !
The front or face has a nice smooth patina, with good details, and
two small areas where the iron loops on reverse, rusted thru. Plate
is nice and flat though, with almost no edge damage. Reverse shows
98-99% lead solder fill remaining in smooth condition. Iron hooks
are mostly gone, with about half of one remaining, and stubs where
the other two were. Traces of iron running thru the lead solder
leave no doubt that this was manufactured as a 3-hook NCO
plate. A Non-Commissioned Officer's Eagle Plate With a Nice
Look ! Recovered Helena, Arkansas.
$249 plus shipping
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| Beautiful BreastPlate w/Both Loops Intact - Brooke, Virginia |
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| Here's an Excellent Dug Eagle Breastplate with both loops !
The front and device has a wonderful light green patina, with dark
highlites on the right side of the eagle, and left border of the plate.
No major gashes or rust thru, and no rim damage. The details are
excellent. Reverse shows 95-99% of the lead fill remaining with
some moderate ground action, and both iron loops still intact and
upright. No bends either, the plate still retains it's form. Just a
nice above average eagle breastplate, that looks great
in a display ! Recovered Brooke, Virginia.
$195 plus shipping
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| Beautiful Confederate CS Egg Waist Belt Plate - Recovered Camden, Arkansas. |
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| Here is an Excellent Dug Confederate CS Egg Waist Belt
Plate ! It's got a beautiful green/brown patina, and a great die
strike on the letters, that make them stand out wonderfully. As
you know, some of these eggs got a soft strike, and the letters
aren't near this strong. Also unlike many of the western pattern
eggs, this one was not broken and put back together, unfolded,
or repaired in ANY way. Reverse shows iron frog belt hooks
are gone, with just a rusty remnant remaining, and diggers ID
for recovery location. Plate even still has quite a bit of body
curve, visible in the pictures. As western pattern Confederate
CS Egg Plates go, this one is just Downright Nice, and
better than most you see ! Recovered Camden, Arkansas.
SOLD
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| Pewter Confederate CSA Waist Belt Plate - Recovered in one of General Thomas Carmichael Hindman's Camps here in NW Arkansas. |
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| Here is a heartbreaker, but Surely a Rare CS Find in NW
Arkansas ! It's Three Quarters of a CSA Pewter Waist Belt
Plate, and though looking rougher for the wear, the
magic letters still stand out nicely ! The Digger was just a few
miles from my home, when he dug a Gardner, which are hard
to come by in Arkansas. I told him, "Go back and dig it all,
you may be in one of Confederate General Hindman's Camps,
since that seems to be the only place in NW Arkansas, where
we can recover Confederate Gardner bullets. Wasn't a week
later, he sent pics of the left half of this buckle ! Continuing to
dig the site, another week or so, produced the lower part of
the -A-, with intact hook still on the reverse. More weeks of
hunting however, did not produce the rest, and we deduced
it may have been plowed into oblivion. I have seen 2-piece
Leech & Rigdons, CS Eggs, CS Rope Borders, the Iron
CS, and even an Atlanta Arsenal CSA, recovered here in
Arkansas, but this is the FIRST Pewter CSA I know of
recovered in Arkansas ! Enough here to make a Fine
CSA Display, or possibly even send to one of the Best
Relic Repairmen ! You know how expensive these are
when/if they are ever dug intact. Even one with repairs
can run up to a couple thousand dollars, but you will
likely never see one this near intact at a price this low !
SOLD
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| Beautiful Excavated Small or "Baby" US Waist Belt Plate - Recovered Corinth, Mississippi |
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| Here's an Absolutely Beautiful Excavated "Baby" US Plate !
It's got one of the prettiest faces I ever saw on a dug example, with
no damage whatsoever, and a super nice dark brown/green patina.
Still retains it's original curve or shape, and even has smooth edges.
The reverse shows both belt hooks were broken, which probably
makes this a discarded plate, instead of just lost. The lead solder
fill is 95%+ intact and mostly smooth, with just a little loss at one
end, and along one small area of the edge. There is an old digger
or collector tag that looks like white fabric tape, with faded ink
description reading: "US Small Oval Reg. Buckle From
Worsham Collection, Found Corinth, Miss. Battlefield."
A Super Nice Baby US Belt Plate, with an outstanding Face
and Patina. Recovered Corinth, Mississippi.
SOLD
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| Nice Eagle Breastplate w/One Loop Remaining - Recovered Petersburg, Virginia |
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| Here is a Really Sharp Looking US Eagle Breast Plate,
recovered Petersburg, Virginia ! It's a Dug example so
it's not perfect, but it's by no means shabby either. Front has
a smooth plumb/brown patina, with very little ground action,
and excellent details evident. The eagle's outline, feathers,
arrows, and laurel all show very well. Reverse of plate shows
95-98% of the lead solder fill remaining in good condition, with
the only real noticeable loss in a small circle around the edges.
One of the iron loops remains intact, with only remnants of the
other. There is a tiny fold at about 5:30, where perhaps 1/16th
of an inch of the edge is turned out. No bends or cracks, plate
is still as flat as the day it was issued. Overall, a Very Nice
Eagle Breast Plate that displays beautifully ! Recovered
Petersburg, Virginia.
SOLD
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| Nice Military Issue Plain Lead Solder Filled - Cavalry Martingale Heart - Richmond, Virginia |
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| Here is a Real Nice Dug Regulation US Cavalry Martingale !
This one is completely original as dug, with no repairs whatsoever.
That's kind of rare, as most of these are dug with serious edge
damage, or have been repaired. The Front displays very well,
with a few light bends, but no real edge loss, and only three tiny
cracks that don't distract at all. The brass has a nice plumb patina,
with lots of light green highlites, and plate being flat enough to fit in
your buckle/plate case. Reverse shows some lead solder loss,
mostly around bottom edge, but probably 85%+ remaining in tight
condition. Tiny stem of all three brass attachment hooks still remains
sticking from the lead. The entire plate is strong and tight, with no
crumbling or cracking. A Real Nice Original Example of the
1857 Pattern Martingale ! Measures appproximately 3" by
2 & 7/8th". Recovered Richmond, Virginia.
SOLD
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