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    Union sword belt plate

    My first union sword belt plate found at a 1835 antebellum home
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    | Awesome find!
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    . Great find. WTG |


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    .awesome..
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    | great find, what state?
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    Re: Union sword belt plate

    Nice find!
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    WOW! That is a beauty!
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    great plate that must of rang your ears off on that dfx , huh . whats the back look like ??
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    Re: Union sword belt plate

    I found it in mississippi
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    Re: Union sword belt plate

    Great find Super shape too. That quickly becomes the center piece of a collection lol
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    Re: Union sword belt plate

    Nicely done! Super find.
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    Very nice find I found one last year. just wondering was the hook intact. It's in great condition

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    | Sweet find, I bet that had a real nice ring to it!!!
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    Re: Union sword belt plate

    No hook but I haven't been back since I found the buckle
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    Re: Union sword belt plate

    gorgeous plate! i dug one but,mine had the applied silver olive branches,Dan what was the reason for 2 different versions?
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    Heavymetalnut where did you get the click here for my photo album
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    Quote Originally Posted by KSHOLLYWOOD link=topic=14433.msg151802#msg151802 date=1382138127
    Heavymetalnut where did you get the click here for my photo album
    ummmm....... you have to ask a higher power.Dan(Del)
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    Re: Union sword belt plate

    Quote Originally Posted by HEAVYMETALNUT link=topic=14433.msg151792#msg151792 date=1382120816
    gorgeous plate! i dug one but,mine had the applied silver olive branches,Dan what was the reason for 2 different versions?
    there were many different versions or varieties of this pattern , the German silver wasn't actually silver as we think of silver but a cheaper type of imitation silver. i would still love to see the reverse though.

    Quote Originally Posted by KSHOLLYWOOD link=topic=14433.msg151802#msg151802 date=1382138127
    Heavymetalnut where did you get the click here for my photo album
    Quote Originally Posted by HEAVYMETALNUT link=topic=14433.msg151835#msg151835 date=1382150436
    ummmm....... you have to ask a higher power.Dan(Del)
    Kevin there a post about this topic in the Questions and feedback area of the forum on how to do this , if you have trouble send me a message and i'll set it up for you.

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