GETTYSBURG-DUG U.S. MODEL 1839 PATTERN FEDERAL INFANTRY CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE FROM LITTLE ROUND TOP

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Originally $1,950.00

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Item Code: R17610

This excavated Federal cartridge box plate is one that was recovered from Little Round Top on the Gettysburg battlefield sometime after the battle. The early regulation 1839 pattern for enlisted infantry, ca. 1862 - 1864 is constructed via the die-struck, rolled brass face method and set with a lead filled back and two iron wire belt loops. Accompanying this plate is a 2" x 3" piece of old pasteboard material bearing a handwritten note in ink that reads "from Little Round Top / Gettysburg". The oval plate measures 56 mm x 88 mm is in very good excavated condition overall with only one of the iron loops rusted away. The other iron loop is intact but wears a surface of rust and has been bent inward. Still strong and tight.

Recovered from Little Round Top, this convex specimen is not dented and features the large raised letters "US" on its face. Plate exhibits a mottled dark brown patina overall with scattered traces of dirt and rust oxidation on the face. Face exhibits a light scratch mark left of the letter "U". Backside of the plate is lead filled and exhibits very light surface erosion near the loops. No maker's name visible. This early pattern, Little Round Top-dug U.S. cartridge box plate is a fine representative artifact of the war and would fit nicely in any Gettysburg or Civil War display or collection.

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