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

Plate3099-Alabama-215-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Alabama-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Alabama sword plates, Mullinax illustration 215. Hanover Brass used different examples for their master and made multiple versions. The example stated as Butafuso collection, was actually owned originally by Hicklen and Mullinax, sold to Ridgeway, a picture of it is shown in the Ridgeway Reference center. It was eventually sold to Bill Hays and ended up with Butafuso. Along the way it got copied. However that plate was rough condition and pitted, Williams eventually found a better example to copy and most of the fakes are from the better original. Research Center: Plate3099-Alabama-215-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate3099-Alabama-215-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P3216 ### F1216 Alabama sword plate manufactured by Hanover BrassPlate measures 50.6mm X 87.4mmEditor Note: This was given to me from Gary Williams, Hanover Brass, it was copied from a plate that I owned at the time. The brazed hook was missing from the original, you can see the impression of the break, a stock tongue was then affixed in its place. The dug original had a good bit of ground action, hence the detail is very weak on this copy. Research Center: Plate3099-Alabama-215-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3216 F1216) ### Alabama sword waist plate manufactured by Hanover Brass Manufacture by Hanover Brass, Gary Williams Not owned picture only

P2831 ### Hanover Brass repro: Alabama Sword 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 # CSAL9 Plate 215 (Alabama Sword Belt Plate) bench no. 319. 49 x 87mm. Marked GW. I have cast hundreds of this plate and they all look the same. Remember 2 mm's smaller. The original of this belt plate is in the Virginia Historical Society. The original was not a sand cast plate and the back is smooth with applied hook. You will find very little file marks if any on the original. Alabama, Virginia, Mississippi and others were probably cast using the wax process, then struck in a die to sharpen the detail. The benchmark number should be clear of any sand marks. The original was stamped after it was cast. My reproduction has a sand texture in the benchmark number. Research Center: Plate3099-Alabama-215-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSAL9 civilwarfakes com

P2832 ### Hanover Brass repro: Alabama Sword 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 # CSAL10 Plate 215 Variant (Alabama Sword Belt Plate) 50 x 88mm. Marked GW. Original is in the Bob Buttafuso collection. The information is the same as plate 215. My reproduction has a little extra work on the detail. Research Center: Plate3099-Alabama-215-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSAL10 civilwarfakes com

P3250 ### P3250 ### (F1250) ### Alabama sword waist plate Research Center: Plate3099-Alabama-215-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3250 F1250 Manufacture by Hanover Brass, Gary Williams 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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