tonyva123 Elite Member Joined Feb 15, 2012 Messages 1,023 Location Lynchburg, Va. Apr 16, 2014 #1 Found this the other day with my other CW stuff. Its brass, but I don't know what it is, do you? Thanks for the help! Attachments 20140416_105213-1.jpgbrass1.jpg 45 KB · Views: 466 20140416_105643-1.jpgbrass.jpg 21 KB · Views: 412
Found this the other day with my other CW stuff. Its brass, but I don't know what it is, do you? Thanks for the help!
Z zeemang Forum Supporter Joined Feb 24, 2010 Messages 21,273 Location South of there Apr 16, 2014 #2 Butt plate from a musket or rifle...
Ice Scratcher Elite Member Joined Oct 13, 2012 Messages 18,347 Apr 16, 2014 #4 Now you gotta go dig the big iron signal a foot away from where you found that!!! <*)))>{
tonyva123 Elite Member Joined Feb 15, 2012 Messages 1,023 Location Lynchburg, Va. Apr 16, 2014 #5 I thought it was a butt plate, just wanted to be sure! The end of it was doubled over and I tried to bend it back easily and it fell off in my hands! Thanks everyone!
I thought it was a butt plate, just wanted to be sure! The end of it was doubled over and I tried to bend it back easily and it fell off in my hands! Thanks everyone!
Detector Nut Elite Member Joined Nov 21, 2012 Messages 10,003 Location Zombieland Apr 16, 2014 #6 Nice find, congrats!
Pacivilwarluke Elite Member Joined Nov 30, 2012 Messages 3,863 Location Somewhere between the north and the south.. Apr 16, 2014 #7 Probably an enfield buttplate. Sweet!
blev Elite Member Joined Oct 11, 2011 Messages 1,277 Location S.W. MO. Apr 16, 2014 #8 very nice find, to bad it was not attached to the musket........... HH blev
VaMark Elite Member Joined Aug 15, 2011 Messages 1,028 Location Shenandoah Valley, VA Apr 16, 2014 #9 Nice Find! I have not found any of those yet.
61chip Elite Member Joined Jan 21, 2013 Messages 2,135 Location West Central Missouri Apr 16, 2014 #10 Cool find! Congrats
Digger70pa Forum Supporter Joined Feb 20, 2011 Messages 2,802 Location The Great Cumberland Valley Apr 16, 2014 #11 Nice find buddy.
T tenn newbie Full Member Joined Jun 7, 2010 Messages 106 Location Trenton, TN Apr 16, 2014 #12 That is one awesome find!!
Curbdog Elite Member Joined Dec 1, 2010 Messages 3,057 Location Middle TN Apr 17, 2014 #13 Really good shape, for something that old! Nice!
Seven Forum Supporter Joined Apr 11, 2013 Messages 5,783 Location Monroe County Kentucky Apr 17, 2014 #14 Great job Tony... now go get the rest of it!
Duckhunter811 Elite Member Joined Jun 7, 2013 Messages 2,361 Location Moyock, NC Apr 19, 2014 #15 very nice!
Grumpysrb Forum Supporter Joined Aug 4, 2012 Messages 2,259 Location Texas Gulf Coast/Freeport area Apr 19, 2014 #16 I believe Springfields had steel butt plates, ad it looks just like the one on my Enfield.