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    Please date this find if possible

    My brother and I started metal detecting an old home place last week that dates back to an army major from the civil war. We only had a couple of hours to start before dark. The location was in a woods about half a mile from the nearest county road. It's a large area with a water well, large...
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    Trash and Treasures I hope?

    Hey everyone! I've been trying to sort through a bunch of cigar boxes and identify items that might be of importance. I thought listing them together in a few lump sums would be a better idea. Right? Wrong? If you recognize any of these things please reply. I have tried to eliminate all the...
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    Belt Buckle? Or take a guess?

    First off I'd like to say I hope these posts are not wearing you guys out. My collection of artifacts has been growing for the last 25 years and some items just bug the baloney out of me wondering what they are. Guess we all feel that way sometime or other. And here is one in the photos. It's...
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    CW Boot Heel Plates I Think?

    Here is a picture of two different size boot heel plates I think are of civil war vintage. Both are brass maybe of union issue. All of the other plates like these I have found have hearts or clovers in the center with no cleats on the edges. Does anyone know if these are military issue or...
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    Pommel ornament? Saddle shield?

    I'm posting this photo of what i believe is a pommel ornament (pre and during the civil war) or a saddle shield as they were called in later years (post civil war 1874-1904) vintage..This one has a script "FJ" with no letters or numbers on the back. Any help Identifying would be appreciated...
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