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

Plate2269-Militia-TwoPart-278-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Militia, two part plate, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Militia two part plate, Odonnell illustration 278 or 279 Research Center: Plate2269-Militia-TwoPart-278-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate2269-Militia-TwoPart-278-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P3450 ### Militia two-part buckle, infantry, pattern 278 or 279 F1450 Militia two part buckle, infantry, pattern 278 or 279 The originals of this pattern were die stamped, this example is cast and aged. Tongue keeper: 55.0mmWreath keeper: 54.0mmWreath height: 48.0mmPlate was bought by a reputable dealer who has absorbed his loss, and gave this buckle to me to photograph for this fakes project. It has a deep dark patina and is not marked in any way to identify it as a repro. Research Center: Plate2269-Militia-TwoPart-278-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3450 F1450 Not owned picture only

P2811 ### Hanover Brass repro: Eagle Infantry Two Piece Belt 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 # EM19 Plate 278 (variant) (1835-1842 Eagle Infantry Two Piece Belt Plate.) 56 x 83/82 smooth wreath ht. Silver plated or brass. Marked GW. This is the two piece that I made for many years. The belt loops are bent and this has a cast tongue where the original has applied center disc. There is another shown that I cast now but this pattern was used for many years. Should not be a problem. Research Center: Plate2269-Militia-TwoPart-278-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # EM19 civilwarfakes com

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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