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	Winchester, Virginia USA  Civil War buckles & plates bought and sold
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Civil War buckles & plates, Relicman sales catalog

All  items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described. 
Any excavated relics have been recovered from private property with owners permission.

P1730     Eagle round shoulder plate, Gaylord pattern 463    
 
Use of the round shoulder plate was approved with the regulation of 1826, most were manufactured 1850's through end of the Civil War.  Designed as adornment only for the shoulder strap, the plate was die struck on thin brass sheet, solder filled, wire loop hooks.  Die pattern is attributed to E Gaylord and depicts graceful eagle, slight ruffle of the left wing separating short from long feathers, long feathers are each progressively longer, long tails of arrows are dense.  Plate is configured with two iron loop hooks for the enlisted soldier.  Dug plate has 1960's appearance, original convex curve with minor dings and scratches, both iron hooks intact, solder filling intact, plate shows significant wear from use.  Recovered: Spanish Fort, Blakeley, Alabama from 1957 to 1963!  Plate measures 63mm (approx., round plate is irregular)  
Ref: O'Donnell & Campbell plate 463 (enlisted)         $175.