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-999-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Federal Sword Waist plate, FAKE, FANTASY, or REPRODUCTION S & S Firearms, reproductions sold to the living history market. Research Center: Plate1479-Federal-Sword-999-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate1479-Federal-Sword-999-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P3470 ### P3470 ### (F1470) ### Federal sword plate, manufactured by S&S Firearms P3470 ### (F1470) ### Federal sword plate, manufactured by S&S Firearms F1470 Federal sword plate , manufactured by S&S Firearms This copy is probably cast off an original. The wreath is very unusual and thick, and if it remains with this plate will be very easy to tell. But remember most dug sword plates are missing the wreath and the fakers can easily remover this one as well. Buckle measures 52.8mm x 85mm Editor note: Plate was obtained directly from S&S Firearms, as a sample of their production to be used in this presentation.  Research Center: Plate1479-Federal-Sword-999-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3470 F1470 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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