OUTSTANDING Original EARLY PICK-UP Civil War Excavated Relic U.S. “Puppy Paw” Style Belt Plate (Buckle) Recovered At Manassas, (Bull-Run) Virginia Certified

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Authentic Civil War Excavated Relic U.S. Belt Plate   Recovered   on the Manassas (Bull-Run) battlefield   in   Virginia. A great dug plate For the collector who wants an authentic battlefield ground dug relic. A very nice  brown patina. A solid plate from a very historical battlefield. This is an older recovered box plate. A very historic recovery location and a very nice looking plate.   Recovered what was then off National Park property and is 100% Legal and 100% authentic. All of the hooks are intact the top of one of the feet is gone (see photos)  it’s solid and it looks great, in excellent relic condition! This is one of the better  early pick-up plates from an old collection.  Belt buckles are 4x more rare than cartridge   box plates. When we went through old collections like this there are about 3 box plates for every 1 belt plate. Early “puppy paw” style buckles are even more RARE! US plates this nice are very difficult to find and only come from old collections. Battlefield recovered plates with recovery history are getting very hard to find. 100% guaranteed to be authentic Gettysburg Museum certified, museum COA provided.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers. Scarce location! Don’t miss this. Has a very “been there” combat used face and the back is very nice  for a relic. One of the best!