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

Plate4899-Mississippi-306-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Mississippi-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Mississippi oval plate. Research Center: Plate4899-Mississippi-306-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate4899-Mississippi-306-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P3135 ### F1135 Mississippi oval buckleMarked 1864 C S in back. No other information known. Ask any questions before bidding as all sales are final. Payment expected within 10 days and preferred payment by paypal but will accept money orders and checks held for banks ok. All non=payments reported to ebay.Source ebay auction by pjmtam 6/30/06 1864 C S civil war? Buckle Item number: 110001232284 Editor note: This cast buckle is a poor reproduction. The date was placed in the back as a sutler mark so collectors would not be fooled. I do not know who made these plates, but there are a lot of cast plates out there with this mark. It is highly doubtful this piece can be shown to be authentic. Research Center: Plate4899-Mississippi-306-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3135 F1135 Picture only submitted.

P2869 ### Hanover Brass repro: Mississippi 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 # CSMS5 Plate 306 (1860-1861 Mississippi Belt Plate. 56 x 84mm. Marked GW somewhere on the back. Original isin the Virginia Historical Society collection. The original is die stamped and lead filled. My reproduction is solid cast brass. I did coat the back of very few with lead. This is discussed in another heading. Research Center: Plate4899-Mississippi-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSMS5 civilwarfakes com

P2870 ### Hanover Brass repro: Mississippi Oval 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 # CSMS6 Plate 306 (1860-1861 Oval Mississippi Belt Plate.) 54 x 84mm's. Marked GW on the knob but has been removed by someone. Another well made reproduction. Some of my best work. All the information about this lead coated buckle is the same as the others. Sold for $50 back in 1981. Look under the section about making the buckles and applying lead over the brass back to make it look lead filled. Plate9180-Hanover-New York REPRODUCTION CIVIL WAR BUCKLES & PLATES By Gary Williams. Plate9180 Hanover-New York Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate9180.html.All information this page: civilwarfakes.com. Research Center: Plate4899-Mississippi-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSMS6 civilwarfakes com

P3497 ### Mississippi oval, manufactured by Hanover Brass F1497 Mississippi oval, manufactured by Hanover Brass This is an early example of Hanover Brass production, and is an honest repro. This is cast off an original, but original was brass stamped and lead filled, this is all casting. You can see the rim of the original and irregularities of the lead from the original pattern. Then it was marked and these very durable hooks were put on. Not only were the hooks durable, they are very different from any hooks ever used in the Civil War so this was a buckle meant to be a good repro. Regrettably Hanover Brass has found that it is easier to sell their fakes if the buckles are made more correctly, the bold maker mark has been replaced by a light stamping that is more easily removed or obscured, and a lead backing with stud hooks now is used in place of these ugly prongs. Although such a buckle may be less durable for the re-enactor or sportsman, it is a more marketable product for the fakers. Editor note: Plate was obtained from an old collector and sold for $10 as a repro.  Research Center: Plate4899-Mississippi-306-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3497 F1497 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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