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-659-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Federal Sword Waist plate, FAKE, FANTASY, or REPRODUCTION ODonnell illustration 659 Research Center: Plate1479-Federal-Sword-659-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate1479-Federal-Sword-659-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P2774 ### 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 # ESBP11Plate 659 Eagle Officers Sword Belt Plate 51mm x 81mm. (Type worn by US Grant). Wide hook cast and soldered. Original hook stamped brass , not cast. GW stamped under the hook or sometimes on top of the hook. Research Center: Plate1479-Federal-Sword-659-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # ESBP11 civilwarfakes com

P3072 ### P3072 (F1072) Eagle sword plate, type worn by Grant, manufactured by Hanover Brass P3072 (F1072) Eagle sword plate, type worn by Grant, manufactured by Hanover Brass F1072 Eagle sword plate, type worn by Grant, manufactured by Hanover BrassThis 1863 eagle buckle was cast from an original from his collection by Gary Williams, Hanover Brass. This is as close to the original as you will get. It is marked with GW. A beautiful belt plate to wear or display. Solid yellow brass . This Eagle buckle is marked and sold as a reproduction even though it definitely looks original. Same type worn by Grant. BEAUTIFUL Work of Art. Original buckle size 52x 82mm. This reproduction is 2 mm smaller than the original and others who copy my pattern can be up to 4mm smaller than the original.Source: ebay auction by jaglady00 3/12/06 1863 Civil War Eagle Officers Sword Belt Buckle Plate type worn by General U.S.Grant Item number: 6611627366Editor note: jaglady00 is Hanover Brass, items sold as reproductions.  Research Center: Plate1479-Federal-Sword-659-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3072 F1072 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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