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-334-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION North Carolina, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION NC two part, NC seal, Ames Research Center: Plate5499-NorthCarolina-334-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate5499-NorthCarolina-334-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P3342 ### F1342 NC two piece Ames styleThis example is cast, original should be die stamped.Tongue keeper 48.7mm Wreath keeper 48.9mmWreath height 49.9mm The owner of this buckle died, the estate executor submitted this for evaluation. It was a small collection, most of the expensive buckles were fakes, most of the cheap ones (US buckles and breast plates) were real. I am certain this collector thought they were all real. Unfortunately he has taken information as to the sourcing to his grave. Shame on the fakers, none of these buckles were marked and I can find no evidence indicating such markings were removed. I don't know who made this but it sure does look similar to the Hanover Brass repro . Research Center: Plate5499-NorthCarolina-334-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3342 F1342 Picture only submitted.

P2973 ### P2973 ### NC two-part on belt Downey Research Center: Plate5499-NorthCarolina-334-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Downey Richard

P3055 ### North Carolina state seal two-part buckle, Ames, manufactured by Hanover Brass F1055 North Carolina state seal two piece buckle, Ames, manufactured by Hanover Brass This reproduction North Carolina plate was cast from an original in the Virginia Historical Society collection. In 1981 Gary Williams, Hanover Brass Foundry copied the Maryland-Steuart belt plate collection and other items such as hat pins and badges. You can read about this in the 1981 quarterly (Virginia Magazine of History and Biography). Vol. 89 No. 2. It tells of how the copies will be on display and the originals will go behind the scenes for security. This North Carolina plate was one beautiful belt plate along with many many more. Gary cast these in the basement of the Historical Society. Pictured is the magazine and write up (not forsale). Source: ebay auction by jaglady00 4/22/06 Ames North Carolina two piece Belt Buckle Plate copy from original buckle in the VA .Historical Society Item number: 6622748168 Editor note: jaglady00 is Hanover Brass, items sold as reproductions. Research Center: Plate5499-NorthCarolina-334-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3055 F1055 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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