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My only "escutcheon" or thumb plate
By:stripes17
Date: 5/17/2008 8:35 pm
Date: 5/17/2008 8:35 pm
In Response To: Some of my relics - time to get some action on this forum (stripes17)
You have to look hard but at the top is the 44 for 44th Regt of Foot. In the centre is an "A" for Company A and at the bottom is N37 which is the rack number where the musket was stored.
Messages In This Thread
- Some of my relics - time to get some action on this forum
stripes17 -- 5/17/2008 8:02 pm- More buttons
stripes17 -- 5/17/2008 8:06 pm- Hope nobody gets bored
stripes17 -- 5/17/2008 8:09 pm- Another from the collection
stripes17 -- 5/17/2008 8:13 pm- The Brits liked pewter in the late 1700's
stripes17 -- 5/17/2008 8:29 pm- My only "escutcheon" or thumb plate
stripes17 -- 5/17/2008 8:35 pm- Bored yet?
stripes17 -- 5/17/2008 8:38 pm- Another field - another relic
stripes17 -- 5/17/2008 8:39 pm- Not all the buttons were 1700's and pewter
stripes17 -- 5/17/2008 8:42 pm- Almost threw this away - it was dark
stripes17 -- 5/17/2008 8:45 pm- Pewter is treated rough by the soil
stripes17 -- 5/17/2008 8:48 pm- Okay this one and the next two are U.S. buttons
stripes17 -- 5/17/2008 8:52 pm- This one is brass - can you see the cannon wheel and eagle
stripes17 -- 5/17/2008 8:55 pm- It's last but the number is "1"
stripes17 -- 5/17/2008 8:57 pm- Thanks Much for the post
Brian from Manassas -- 5/18/2008 1:34 pm
- Nice digs Stripe
Joka -- 5/19/2008 6:01 pm - Hope nobody gets bored
- More buttons