Original Nice Civil War Excavated Relic U.S. EAGLE BREAST Plate With Initials And Old Tag Recovered At The Antietam (Sharpsburg) Battlefield Certified

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Authentic Civil War Excavated Relic U.S. Eagle Breast Plate   Recovered   on the Antietam battlefield in Maryland.   A dug plate for the collector who wants an authentic battlefield ground dug relic. A RICH brown  patina.  A ground dug plate from a very historical battlefield. This is an older recovered plate. A very historic recovery location.   Recovered what was then off National Park property and is 100% Legal and 100% authentic. Both of the two hooks are no longer intact, and it looks great, in excellent relic condition.  This is one of the better early pick-up box plates from an old collection. Has an old tag and the soldiers initials are carved into the back. 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.  great early pick-up! Excellent location! ANTEITAM RELICS ARE RARE AND VERY DESIRABLE!

Description

Excavated circular brass US Eagle breast plate with detailed eagle motif, a historic piece among Civil War platesCivil war plates featuring an excavated U.S. eagle breast plate with an eagle holding arrows and olive branchBack of an excavated Civil War lead breast plate with carved initials AR and an old paper tag showing discovery detailsHandwritten collector tag reading Dug at Antietam 1st Maryland attached to a rusted Civil War relicAn excavated dark metal circular US eagle breast plate featuring an eagle clutching arrows and an olive branch, listed under civil war plates