1851 officers sword belt plate

[joedirt]

I found this sword belt plate on my second detecting trip. It was in the backyard of an old farm house about a foot deep also found a put&take (small dradle) thimble and good luck club token all solid brass.


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[del]

hello Joe , welcome to the forum ....got any pictures of the plate?? i would love to see it. :yes: :yes:

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

congrats Joe,I can only see the back.can you post a front picture?

[tanacat]

:wow: That's one great find :clapping:

Amazing that it was on your second trip out ever! It's in such great shape. I found US plate last year- yes, very exciting to find something like that. Old farmhouses are my all around fave places to hunt.

Welcome to the forum |:cheering:

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

awesome union eagle officers sword belt plate! does yours have a benchmark # stamped in the back like mine?

[joedirt]

There are no numbers stamped and the shield has no stars only horizontal strips on top and vertical on bottom the designs vary.

[del]

very nice plate Joe ,all those similar types are patterns from 1851 . yours is one of the fewer types that the nickle-silver wreath stops short of the wings ( doesn't go past the top-side of the eagle's wings) and the rays over the stars don't continue past
around the wing tips. the book i have says its an enlisted man's belt plate from 1862-1863. congrats on a beautiful piece of history. |:cheering: |:cheering:

Dan