Misc. Dug Items
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Civil War Cartridge Box Plates
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PC3873 US Cartridge Box Plate This cartridge box plate has been out of the ground for 54 years and is an excellent example of what kind of plate could be dug back then. Its brass front, with the long, tall letters "US", has a smooth even chocolate brown patina and is basically flawless with no cracks or breaks. The rear has both iron belt attachment loops and nearly a full complement of solder with some minimal flaking in areas mainly at the rim. According to the accompanying old typed label this plate was recovered Chancellorsville, VA in 1959. This plate will be an excellent addition to any Civil War plate or general relic collection. Approx. 57 x 87 mm. $225.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC4482 US Plate Puzzle This excavated brass US plate appears to have been purposely cut into several pieces. It is likely that the carving was performed on a plate without the solder backing present and perhaps is the handiwork of some idle soldier. This relic is part of a collection of relics that was assembled from the Gettysburg, PA area. $35.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC4420 US Cartridge Box Plate This excavated US cartridge box plate is in excellent condition and was recovered in the Richmond, VA area by 1950 - 60's local Virginia relic hunter, Jim Cullinan. Jim was one of the early Civil War relic hunters that started out with a true "army mine detector" that actually required a backpack to operate. The brass face of this plate, with its brown patina, is basically flawless with no cracks or breaks. The rear has a complete complement of solder with both rusty iron attachment loops standing straight up. This fine plate has no bends or repairs and will be an excellent addition to any Civil War plate or general relic collection. Approx. 55 x 86 mm. $175.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC4553 US Cartridge Box Plate This US cartridge box plate is non-excavated and is in very good condition. Its brass face has a very nice dull brass patina. The rear has a complete complement of solder with one of the two iron attachment loops still present. There is a slight upward bend in the rim at the "U" end but this does not affect the nice way this plate displays from the front. The plate has no cracks or repairs and will make a very nice display piece in any Civil War relic collection. Approx. 55 x 88 mm. $155.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC3997 US Cartridge Box Plate - Carved This US cartridge box plate, recovered on the outskirts of Richmond, VA., appears to have been carved upon. The brass face of the plate has a brownish patina with a couple of rust through spots from the rear iron attachment loops. The rear, with solid solder, has one, possibly both, iron attachments loops. I believe both loops are present, with one erect and hidden beside a portion of a hammered over rim, and the other, in my opinion, is flattened against the solder and covered in rust. Several portions of the rim were intentionally carved off. This plate will be an interesting piece to add to any Civil War campsite or general relic collection. This plate has not been repaired. Approx. 64 mm. $65.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC3877 US Cartridge Box Plate This US cartridge box plate is in very good condition and is complete. Written on the back of this plate, presumably by the digger, is: "FOUND MARCH OF 1973 IN THE WILDERNESS" and "No. 1" most likely indicating either his first box plate recovery or his first from the Wilderness. The brass face of this plate, with its very pleasing even chocolate brown patina, has the big bold letters "US". The rear has a nearly complete compliment of solder with some flaking at the edges. Both iron attachment loops are present, complete and straight up. This plate has no cracks, breaks, bends, or repairs. $225.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC1239 Cartridge Box Plate Marked "W H Smith Brooklyn" This excavated US cartridge box plate is in excellent condition and has its manufacture's mark of "W H SMITH BROOKLYN". Digging a US cartridge box plate is difficult enough these days but finding one with a manufacturer's stamp is ten times harder. This plate was recovered in Caroline County, VA in the area of the battle of North Anna. The face of the plate shows the big bold letters "US" which are typical of Smith's plates. The brass has front has aged into a very pleasant green-brown patina and is basically flawless. The upper edge of the middle section of the "S" shows a slight tiny bit of original brass. The rear has full lead and both iron attachment loops which are slightly rusty but solid, complete, and straight up. The "W H SMITH BROOKLYN" mark, which is high lighted with baby powder, shows every letter clearly with the exception of the "K". The plate has no cracks, breaks, bends or repairs and will make an excellent addition to any Civil War plate or general excavated relic collection. Approx. 55 x 87 mm. $325.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC3766 US Cartridge Box Plate This excavated US cartridge box plate is complete and in good condition. Its brass face has an absolutely stunning chocolate brown patina showing well defined letters "US". The rim at the ten o'clock position to the left of the "U" is slightly curled upwards. The rear has full solder and both hooks are present and bent. This plate shows wear and clearly got some use! This very handsome boxplate has no cracks, breaks, repairs, or other major bends and will make a nice addition to any excavated Civil War relic collection. Approx. 54 x 85 mm. $185.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC2675 US Cartridge Box Plate This excavated US cartridge box plate is an interesting relic. The plate is complete with both of its iron attachment hooks still in place and upright, but it is missing most of its solder fill. I do not believe this is a case of the solder being melted out as there is no other indications of it being heated or in a fire. I thought that the missing solder may be a result of the use of a combination of substandard solder and moist soil that it may have rested in for decades causing the solder to rot away. This, however, would not explain why the iron hooks didn't rot away as well since these are usually the first to go in moist soil. We may never know the answer to this mystery. The brass face appears to have a brown patina still covered by a light covering of the soil in which it was recovered. The only flaw I can find (with the exception of missing solder) is a hairline crack at the rim at the end with the "S". There are no bends, repairs or other cracks. This plate will make an very nice excavated display piece in any collection. 56 x 88 mm. $135.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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