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-217-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Alabama-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Alabama oval, AVC Research Center: Plate3099-Alabama-217-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate3099-Alabama-217-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P2835 ### Hanover Brass repro: Alabama Volunteer Corps 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 # CSAL13 Plate 217 (Alabama Volunteer Corps Belt Plate.) 56 x 87mm. Marked GW somewhere on the back. Original is from the Virginia Historical Society collection. The original A.V.C. ovals were die stamped and lead filled. My reproduction is solid cast brass. They should never be a problem. Same back as Plate 216 and all of my other lead backs! Research Center: Plate3099-Alabama-217-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSAL13 civilwarfakes com

P2836 ### Hanover Brass repro: Alabama Volunteer Corps 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 # CSAL14 Plate 217 (variant) 1860-1861 Alabama Volunteer Corps Belt Plate.) 56 x 87mm. Marked GW on the back. This plate has the same information as the Plate 217. Just a different maker. Most all these cast ovals do not look sand cast but they are. My casting sand is that fine. Same back as Plate 216 and all of my other lead backs! Research Center: Plate3099-Alabama-217-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSAL14 civilwarfakes com

P2837 ### Hanover Brass repro: Alabama Volunteer Corps Cartridge Box 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 # CSAL15 Plate 221 (1860-1861 Alabama Volunteer Corps Cartridge Box Plate.) 39 x 69mm.(SMALL SIZE). Marked GW. Original dug by Gary Williams. My reproduction is solid cast and most are made into a buckle but the original was a cartridge box plate. The original was also die stamped and lead filled. My reproduction shows the rough lead back of the original. You should never have a problem with this plate. Research Center: Plate3099-Alabama-217-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSAL15 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.

Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War Plates and buckles Research center, plates, click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate0000-Index.html. Research center, plates and buckles, click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate0000-Index.html.

and now a word from our sponsor.....

Civil War Relicman, Harry Ridgeway, Civil War plates and buckles, Relicman sales catalog. Sale listings click: http://relicman.com/plates/Relicman-Sales-Plate0000.html. Sale listings click: http://relicman.com/plates/Relicman-Sales-Plate0000.html.