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

by Harry Ridgeway

Plate1889-Federal-Oval-US-v12-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION
Federal waist buckle, arrow hooks.

Research Center: Plate1889-Federal-Oval-US-v12-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION .

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P1893 ### US oval on belt
Early style letters, arrow hooks, tongue is sharp and no wear, this style lettering should not have arrow hooks, belt is worn, buckle is dinged all the way around the rim, looks like somebody took a few of these and banged them on a table till worn down. I think this is a fake, item returned to seller and not purchased.
Research Center: Plate1889-Federal-Oval-US-v12-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Meyers Kevin

P1933 ### Usoval
Another one, this one was offered to relicman and rejected. The seller, who is reputable and deemed honest, felt this was real. So is this real or fake?
Research Center: Plate1889-Federal-Oval-US-v12-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Muster Lee


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.



Ridgeway Civil War Research Center,
A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
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