US Civil War Cartridge Box Sling Plate, "Yankee Breast Plate"
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $145.00

Original era manufacture. Lead filled brass circular plate which was lost during the Civil War and then field recovered many decades later somwhere in the South. The individual who discovered this artifact noted on the reverse "Yankee Breast Plate". Nice detail to the obverse with a deep plum colored patina.