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-253-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION
Georgia-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION
Georgia,GMI, Georgia Military Institute
Research Center: Plate3699-Georgia-253-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION .

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P3473 ###
F1473 GMI shoulder plate, manufactured by S&S Firearms Plate is thin enough and hooks are wrong and can be removed. The die is not quite right. Buckle measures 67mm Editor note: Plate was obtained directly from S&S Firearms, as a sample of their production to be used in this presentation. 
Research Center: Plate3699-Georgia-253-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3473 F1473 Picture only submitted.

P2254 ###
P2254-P2254.GMI shoulder Cantella
Research Center: Plate3699-Georgia-253-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Cantella M

P3158 ###
F1158 GMI Georgia Military Institute shoulder plate AUCTION IS FOR A CIVIL WAR GMI GEORGIA MILITARY INSTITUTE SHOULDER PLATE. I BOUGHT THIS AS A ORIGINAL NON-DUG [PLATE, BUT I AM NOT 100% SURE. IT HAS A PERFECT NON-DUG PATINA AND IT IS NOT A ARTIFICIAL PATINA, IT IS NATURAL. PIN IS MISSING FROM THE BACK AND APPEARS TO BE FROM NATURAL USE, PLATE HAS A DISTINCT BEND IN ITAND THE MEASURMENTS ARE CORRECT AT 66MM DIAMETER ON THIS PLATE ACCORDING TO THE MULLINAX BUCKLE BOOK PAGE 141 PLATE 253. item WILL BE SOLD AS IS AS DESCRIBED ONLY, NO GUARANTEES ON THIS ONE AS I DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE MYSELF AND I WILL NOT STAND BEHIND A item THAT I DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT, SO IF IT GOES CHEAP AND TURNS UP TO BE GENUINE AND SELLS CHEAP, SOMEONE IS GONNA HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY...................... PLEASE EMAIL WITHANY QUESTIONS, US SHIPPING WILL BE $6.00Source: ebay auction by vintage_comics_and_collectibles 8/1/06 CIVIL WAR GMI GEORGIA MILITARY INSTITUTE SHOULDER PLATE item number: 250012135392Editor 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-253-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3158 F1158 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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