Misc. Dug Items
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Civil War Eagle Plates
This page last updated August 22, 2010
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American Military Belt Plates
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PC3160 Eagle Plate This non-excavated eagle plate clearly has that "been there" appearance. The wear and tear is visible on the front, particularly at the eagle's breast and knees. The face has aged into a very pleasing dull brass patina and the rear is complete with both attachment loops and full lead. Other than a slight wave in the body of the plate, there are no cracks, breaks, or repairs. This plate will display very nicely in any collection and on any cross belt for cartridge box. Approx. 62 mm. $135.00 Order Information or Questions? SALE PENDING |
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PC2767 Federal Eagle Plate This Federal eagle plate is complete, in very good condition with a beautifully detailed eagle motif. The old piece of tape placed on the rear by the digger, indicates that it was excavated on October 6, 1974 at Ely's Ford Road, Chancellorsville, VA. The face of this plate shows a finely detailed eagle clutching in its talons the arrows and olive branch. The brass has aged into a very pleasing even brown patina. The rear still has both iron attachment loops which were lightly clear coated long ago to stabilize them and to prevent further deterioration. The rear solder is intact but does show some surface flaking and now has a pebbled appearance. This plate has no cracks, breaks, repairs or major bends. It will make an excellent addition to any plate or general excavated relic collection. Approx. 63 mm. SOLD |
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PC2764 Eagle Plate This eagle plate is a nice looking excavated relic. Excavated by in 2000 north of Berryville, VA by Richard E. Clem of Maryland and has just recently been acquired from his collection. The brass face of this plate, with its brown patina, shows some period wear and tear areas of the rim and in the eagle's left wing. The remaining areas of the face are in good condition showing a moderately strong detail of the eagle, olive branch, and arrows. The lead in the rear is nearly complete and is missing the now rusted away iron attachment hooks. The plate has not been repaired and is in good excavated relic condition. This Civil War eagle breast plate will make an excellent addition to any excavated relic collection. To find out more about the digger of this relic, click on his name above. Approx. 66 mm. $120.00 Ordering Information or Questions? |
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PC2399 Eagle Plate This eagle plate has many of the fine qualities one looks for in an excavated relic. The eagle is shown clutching 3 arrows in its right talons and an olive branch in its left. The detail of the eagle is still fairly strong with most of the feathers on the breast still visible. The brass front has a fairly even chocolate brown patina with no cracks, rust-throughs, or other blemishes. The rear has full lead and both iron attachment loops which are still complete and straight up. The rim is in good condition with no bends or breaks and the plate has not been repaired. This plate is an excellent example to add to any plate or general relic collection. Approx. 64 mm. $205.00 Ordering Information or Questions? |
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PC2427 Eagle Breast Plate This excavated eagle breast plate is in very good condition, has both iron attachment hooks and full lead. Its brown patina'd brass face is covered with a light layer of soil but the detailed stamping of the eagle is still very visible. The loops on the rear are solid, complete, and straight up. This plate is a near perfect example of a dug eagle plate as it has no cracks, breaks, bends, or repairs. It was recovered from private property near the Wilderness Battlefield in Spotsylvania County, VA decades ago by Henry Foster. This Civil War relic is an excellent example of an excavated US eagle plate, direct from the digger, in great condition and from a battle area where there were approximately 29,800 casualties, the majority of them Union. Now a semi-retired farmer, Mr. Foster has lived his entire life in the same house he was born in near Mineral, VA. During his detecting days, he recovered thousands of bullets, several belt plates, cartridge box plates, eagle plates and other various relics with nearly everyone of them coming the same area. This plate will make an excellent addition to any Civil War belt plate or general relic collection. Approx. 63 mm. $195.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC1734 Eagle Plate Marked Gaylord - Kerksis Collection This excavated eagle plate is in good condition and is from the Sydney C. Kerksis collection. Back in the 1970's Sydney Kerksis authored the "Bible" for plate collectors otherwise known as "Plates and Buckles of the American Military 1795-1874". Back then, this book was THE reference book and still today remains a great resource. The face of this plate has a very pleasing chocolate brown patina and has no cracks or breaks. The rear, with full lead, has a manufacturer's stamp of "E. GAYLORD" and full lead is one of the finest stampings of this particular mark that I have seen. The plate has no cracks, bends, or repairs but the iron attachment hooks are no longer present. According to the old typed label this plate was "Found; Camp Nelson, Kentucky". There are multiple reasons that this plate will make a great addition to any collection. It will come in its original labeled Riker case. Approx. 63 mm. $260.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC1278 Eagle Plate This eagle plate is in good condition and was recovered from Fredericksburg, Va. The brass face of the plate has a base chocolate brown patina with lighter coloring on higher areas of the eagle stamping. The rear is complete with full lead and both iron attachment hooks which are complete and straight up. This plate has no cracks, bends or repairs. Approx. 64 mm. $165.00 Ordering Information or Questions |
