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

Plate3699-Georgia-230-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Georgia-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Georgia, two part plates, state symbolism, various makers and fakers. Research Center: Plate3699-Georgia-230-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate3699-Georgia-230-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P3149 ### F1149 Georgia two piece buckle  NICE BRASS BUCKLE WITH THE GEORGIA STATE SEAL ON THE FRONT AND 1862 STAMPED INTO THE BACKSIDE.2 INCHES TALL X 3 INCHES WIDE. Source: ebay auction by shenandoah1862 7/22/06: GEORGIA 2 PC/ BUCKLE Item number: 290008216670 Editor note: This seller sells on ebay auction under Private Auction . It is highly doubtful this piece can be shown to be authentic. Research Center: Plate3699-Georgia-230-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3149 F1149 Picture only submitted.

P2842 ### Hanover Brass repro: Georgia 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 # CSGA1Plate 232 (1861-1865 Georgia Two Piece Belt Plate.) 48 x 80/wreath ht. 49mm. Marked GW on the inside of the wreath and on the back of the disc. From the John Bracken collection. This is a very close copy of the original and you should study this plate. The original is a war time casting and most are very crude. The original Georgia two piece of this crude type come in all mm's. They were hand finished and will vary in size. My reproduction has a sand flaw at the front of the disc. You can see where the molder pushed sand into the face causing a raised flaw close to the border on the cast tongue. Also I cut the inside of the wreath out, top and bottom, where the tongue sets. The original wreath was straight across where my reproduction has a little U shape. This is a very good flaw to use for your reference. Research Center: Plate3699-Georgia-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSGA1 civilwarfakes com

P2843 ### Hanover Brass repro: Georgia 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 # CSGA2 Plate 230 (1855-1865 Georgia Two Piece Belt Plate) 50 x 86/wreath ht.51mm. Marked GW. Original is in the Virginia Historical Society collection. This belt plate should not be a problem. My reproduction tongue is cast solid brass and the original tongue disc was die stamped and applied. A good flaw on the tongue is a dent in the disc. This will be in all my reproductions of this Georgia two piece. There are other casting flaws that you can use for your reference. Research Center: Plate3699-Georgia-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSGA2 civilwarfakes com

P3031 ### F1031 Georgia 2-Piece Belt Buckle manufactured by Hanover Brass This reproduction Georgia plate is very attractive and sharp detail. The original center seal was die stamped, not cast as the reproduction. Cast in Red brass. This has been one of my most popular sellers. The pictures will show why. The original is on display in the Va. Historical Society. Source: ebay auction by jaglady00 3/31/06 Georgia 2-Piece Belt Buckle Plate copy from original buckle in the VA .Historical Society Item number: 6617186331 Editor note: jaglady00 is Hanover Brass, items sold as reproductions.  Research Center: Plate3699-Georgia-230-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3031 F1031 Picture only submitted.

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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