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

Plate5499-NorthCarolina-332-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION North Carolina, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION NC two part, with NC seal, oak leaf wreath, JS Smith patterns. Research Center: Plate5499-NorthCarolina-332-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate5499-NorthCarolina-332-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P2884 ### Hanover Brass repro: North Carolina 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 # CSNC9 Plate 332 (North Carolina Two Piece Belt Plate.) 50 x 88/wreath ht. 53mm. Marked GW. Original from the Shannon Pritchard collection. I have cast a few center discs and applied them to the tongue bar for customers. It should not be a faking problem because I destroy most of the detail in the back of the center disc. The original stamped disc is very clear and as you know, stamped on both sides. Use the disc as your reference. Research Center: Plate5499-NorthCarolina-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSNC9 civilwarfakes com

P2876 ### Hanover Brass repro: North Carolina 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 # CSNC1 Plate 334 (1855-1861 North Carolina Two Piece Belt Plate.) 50 x 80/wreath ht.49mm. Marked GW inside the tongue disc. Original from the John McAden collection. The original of this North Carolina two piece had a die stamped center disc and 19 on one side and 64 on the other side of the inside wreath. My reproduction is cast solid. This belt plate should not be a problem to collectors. Research Center: Plate5499-NorthCarolina-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSNC1 civilwarfakes com

P2878 ### Hanover Brass repro: North Carolina 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 # CSNC3 Plate 333. (1860-1861 North Carolina Two Piece Belt Plate.) 50 x 88/wreath ht.53mm. Marked GW and has the original maker James S. Smith & Sons, New York. The reproduction is cast solid brass and the original had a die stamped disc that was applied to the tongue bar. Should not be a problem. Research Center: Plate5499-NorthCarolina-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSNC3 civilwarfakes com

P2880 ### Hanover Brass repro: North Carolina 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 # CSNC5 Plate 332 ( 1860-1861 North Carolina Two Piece Belt Plate.) 51 x 89/wreath ht.54mm. Marked GW inside the original makers mark James S. Smith & Sons New York. The original had a die stamped center disc and applied to the bar. My reproduction is solid cast brass. You should not have a problem with this belt plate. It would be hard to file the GW out of the center of James S. Smith without making it easy to see where it was filed off. Research Center: Plate5499-NorthCarolina-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSNC5 civilwarfakes com

P3044 ### North Carolina two-part Belt Buckle, manufactured by Hanover Brass F1044 North Carolina 2-Piece Belt Buckle, manufactured by Hanover Brass This reproduction North Carolina plate was cast from an original. Cast in yellow brass. A very rare plate. The original is pictured in the buckle books. Source: ebay auction by jaglady00 4/14/06 North Carolina 2-Piece Belt Buckle Plate original pictured in the buckle books Item number: 6620849092 Editor note: jaglady00 is Hanover Brass, items sold as reproductions.  Research Center: Plate5499-NorthCarolina-332-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3044 F1044 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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