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A LOOK AT A FEW ITEMS FROM MY COLLECTION: |
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CS "EGGSHELL" PLATE EXCAVATED AT SALEM CHURCH, CHANCELLORSVILLE, VIRGINIA |
BEAUTIFUL, PERFECT US ARROW-HOOK BUCKLE EXCAVATED ON THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA-NEW MEXICO BORDER |
AMAZING GAYLORD-MARKED STUD HOOK US BUCKLE EXCAVATED ON LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, SOLDIER'S INITIALS CARVED IN BACK |
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BEAUTIFUL US ARROW-HOOK PLATE WITH LEATHER REMAINING UNDER THE HOOKS, FROM KENNESAW MOUNTAIN |
EXTREMELY NICE US STUD-HOOK PLATE EXCAVATED BY MY GOOD BUDDY JIM MCNEW, PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA |
GORGEOUS 'STATE OF NEW YORK' PLATE EXCAVATED NEAR ORANGE, VIRGINIA WITH ALL LEAD AND HOOKS |
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MY FAVORITE US PLATE--WHAT A GORGEOUS FACE... PERFECT BODY CURVE, BEAUTIFUL CHOCOLATE PATINA, AND... |
FULL LEAD AND STUD HOOKS, WITH A NICE, CRISP W.H. SMITH, BROOKLYN MAKER MARK! | SLIGHTLY RUSTY BUT PRETTY US STUD-HOOK PLATE EXCAVATED AT SAYLER'S CREEK, VIRGINIA |
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 | HMMM...LOOKS LIKE JUST ANOTHER BEAUTY, BUT WAIT...WHAT'S ON THE BACK? |
OH MY GOODNESS--IT'S A HUNTER! GO ON, TAKE A GOOD, LONG LOOK, IT MAY BE A WHILE BEFORE YOU SEE ANOTHER! |
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WOW..ANOTHER HUNTER? NO... |
SORRY, JUST A PLAIN, OLD BOYD & SONS, BOSTON. WHAT A LETDOWN! |
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SWEET HONEY OF AN ARROWHOOK PLATE... |
MADE EVEN SWEETER BY THE 'H.A. DINGEE' STAMPING IN THE LEAD! |
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JUST ANOTHER PRETTY STUD HOOK PLATE? |
WELL, YES, BUT DUG BY RELIC LEGEND SYDNEY G. KERKSIS |
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MMMM... A ROPE BORDER! |
DUG IN VAN DORN'S CAMP, HOLLY SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI |
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OH SNAP! A 6TH NORTH CAROLINA PLATE? CAN IT GET ANY BETTER? |
DUG AT FREDERICKSBURG, VA |
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A FEW OF MY NORTH CAROLINA BEAUTIES: LEFT TO RIGHT, A BEAUTIFULLY DETAILED SUNBURST FROM FORT FISHER, AN NC-14 WITH SHANK (NO KIDDING--IT'S BENT, BUT IT'S THERE!) DUG AT WISE FORKS, NC, A PERFECT STATE SEAL WITH SHANK AND S.A. MYERS BACKMARK (EXCAVATION SITE UNKNOWN), A NICE STATE SEAL WITH SHANK FROM BENTONVILLE, AND A PRETTY GREEN STATE SEAL EXCAVATED ALONG THE RAILROAD NEAR FREDERICKSBURG NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD |
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A STUNNING EXCAVATED SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1861 EXCAVATED AT COLD HARBOR, VIRGINIA, FROM THE WENDELL LANG COLLECTION |
AN AWESOME BATTLEFIELD PICKUP 1858 PATENT STARR ARMY REVOLVER |
INCREDIBLE REMINGTON 'OLD MODEL' ARMY REVOLVER, DUG COMPLETE MINUS WOOD GRIPS, FOUND IN CONFEDERATE TRENCHES AT SAYLER'S CREEK, VIRGINIA |