us20/ U.S. Puppy Paw belt plate

$ 195.00

 A face only a mother could love!  This one has a lot of character lot of chocolate / brown patina with peppered green ground action. This buckle is in great shape with nice solid rim and face. The lead back is 99% complete with remnants of leather under the puppy paw's. The tongue is missing and no doubt the reason to be found by a relic hunter 140 years later. This was found at Brandy Station, VA.

us19/ U.S. Breast Plate

$165.00

Nice breast plate found at Spanish Fort and is in good sound condition. Has full undamaged rim and only minor ground action. It has full lead back and both iron attachment loops are rusted but very sturdy and present. It does have a dimple on face caused by the rust action on the iron on the loops but is stable and hardly noticeable.

us18/ U.S. (Puppy Paw) style belt buckle

$ 275.00

Nice U.S. Puppy Paw belt buckle dug in Fredericksburg, VA. Has nice chocolate patina and highlighted with traces of green and dirt ground action. Good solid rim with just a slight scare across the

 U on the face. The back is nice and solid with only a small amount of lead loss near one of the paws. Digger left a skid mark in the lead but is just a shallow scrap. 

us17/ < RARE DUG> Mann's Patent Waist Belt Plate (1864-1865)

$ 375.00

This style waist belt plate was designed by William Mann of Detroit, Michigan. He was a Colonel in the 7th Michigan Cavalry. This plate was accompanied with several type of cavalry and infantry cartridge boxes. He received a patent on December 8, 1863. The initial batch of Mann's accoutrements was produced by Storms of New York City. Later, Emerson Gaylord filled an order for 12,000 Mann accoutrement sets. They obviously seen a lot of service because a number of these have been excavated, including this one found in south Alabama in near mint condition.

us16/  < Perfect >U.S. Carbine Sling Buckle

$145.00

Can't get any better than this one here. Found in Central Virginia and absolutely flawless is this federal carbine sling buckle. Nice green patina with a small trace of brown and nice straight center bar and the belt tongues  move freely. Nice original curve to the buckle like when it was first issued. If quality is a must then this is the one you were waiting for!!!

us15/ Maker Marked Breast Plate

$OLD

Picked this one up in Columbia, S.C. and was dug in Charleston. Absolutely top notch W. H. Smith shoulder strap (breast plate) no rim damage, no lead loss and has a nice chocolate patina. The iron hooks are missing but other than that it is near perfect!

us3/ U.S. Breast Plate

$110.00

Fresh out of the North Alabama soil. This beautiful breast plate has a super nice green patina. No rim damage or lead loss although the iron attachment loops have decade over time. It has a small dimple above the beak where the iron loop has deteriated. This is in excellent condition to be dug this day and time.