Ridgeway Civil War Research Center A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
	Civil War Plates and Buckles
	by Harry Ridgeway

Plate1479-Federal-Sword-625-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Federal Sword Waist plate, FAKE, FANTASY, or REPRODUCTION ODonnell illustration 625 Research Center: Plate1479-Federal-Sword-625-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate1479-Federal-Sword-625-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P2785 ### Hanover Brass repro: Federal sword plate. This is an example of Hanover Brass commercial grade reproduction, the plate has been produced in quantity, sold to the living history market, and is generally readily available. The product has also been used as feedstock for fakes, with chemical aging and other alterations. Gary Williams has provided the following pictures and explanation: Photo # ESBP22 Plate 625 1862-1863 Eagle Sword Belt Plate Applied nickle silver wreath. GW stamped under hook. This buckle should never be a problem to tell from the original. The silver wreath that is on the original is not reproduced and the wrong type wreath is used for this plate. Study both types and you will never have a problem. Research Center: Plate1479-Federal-Sword-625-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # ESBP22 civilwarfakes com

P2786 ### Hanover Brass repro: Federal sword plate. This is an example of Hanover Brass commercial grade reproduction, the plate has been produced in quantity, sold to the living history market, and is generally readily available. The product has also been used as feedstock for fakes, with chemical aging and other alterations. Gary Williams has provided the following pictures and explanation: Photo # ESBP23 Plate 625 (solid brass) 1862-1863 Eagle Sword Belt Plate 53 x 80mm GW stamped under hook. This is a copy of the original and you need to pay close attention to the correct wreath. I cannot get this type wreath. Research Center: Plate1479-Federal-Sword-625-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # ESBP23 civilwarfakes com

P3073 ### P3073 (F1073) Eagle sword plate, enlisted, manufactured by Hanover Brass P3073 (F1073) Eagle sword plate, enlisted, manufactured by Hanover Brass F1073 Eagle sword plate, enlisted, manufactured by Hanover BrassThis variant Eagle buckle was cast from an original by Gary Williams, Hanover Brass Foundry. This is as close to the original as you will get: the age look, the detail . It is marked with GW. A beautiful belt plate to wear or display. Solid brass cast in yellow brass from the original buckle. Look at the depth of the artwork and the fine detail. What a beautiful Eagle! This is a first time listing for this plate.Source, ebay auction by jaglady00 3/12/06 1862-1863 Eagle Sword Belt Buckle Plate Item number: 6611627797Editor note: jaglady00 is Hanover Brass, items sold as reproductions. This appears to be a different wreath that that used on the other buckles produced by Hanover Brass. The wreath is silver in appearance, but may be a cast in wreath silver plated. If true, this means this repro is even more accurate than the examples shown on civilwarfakes.com. So why are more accurate and more unmarked fakes being produced? Most collectors are trying to stop the tide of fakes, but obviously Hanover Brass has a different agenda. Research Center: Plate1479-Federal-Sword-625-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3073 F1073 Not owned picture only

This is the "Ridgeway Civil War Research Center", a research tool for educational purposes only, and is provided at no cost to the reader. Some of the relics listed are retained in the author's collection, most reside in other collections and are not owned by the author. None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to relicman.com sales listings for items offered for sale. This is a work in progress, I list items as I get to them, there are many patterns that are not listed yet, this list will be regularly updated as I get pictures and descriptions for more items. I will also correct mistakes, so if you see any please tell me. 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.This information is available for research purposes, pictures may be used by permission only.

Most information on this page is from:
Plates and Buckles of the American Military 1795 - 1874, by Sydney C. Kerksis.
Confederate Belt Buckles & Plates, by Steve E Mullinax.
American Military Belt Plates, by Michael J. O'Donnell & J.Duncan Campbell.

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