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

Plate5999-SouthCarolina-375-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION SouthCarolina-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION South Carolina, rectangle plate. Research Center: Plate5999-SouthCarolina-375-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate5999-SouthCarolina-375-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P3458 ### F1458 South Carolina panel plate, manufactured by Historical Reproductions Plate is thin and will bend. Buckle measures 62.2mm x 78.2mm. Editor note: Plate was obtained directly from Historical Reproductions, Jeff Posey, as a sample of his production to be used in this presentation. Maker marks are present but they are weak.  Research Center: Plate5999-SouthCarolina-375-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3458 F1458 Picture only submitted.

P2295 ### P2295 ### SC fake Larry Wilson Research Center: Plate5999-SouthCarolina-375-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Wilson Larry

P2896 ### Hanover Brass repro: South Carolina 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 # CSSC9 Plate 375 (1845-1860 South Carolina Belt Plate.) 61 x 78mm's. Original is in the Virginia Historical Society collection. The original of this plate was die stamped. Even though my reproduction looks very close to the original it is sand cast and thicker than the die stamped plate. This reproduction is in the Charles Burnette collection. It has been there since 1981. I have cast several of this type plates for collectors and sometimes I see them turn up fake. It is a good looking plate but way too thick. The South Carolina picture is correct, just as the original. I usually cast with three hook backing. Research Center: Plate5999-SouthCarolina-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSSC9 civilwarfakes com

P3213 ### F1213 South Carolina rectangle fantasy platePlate measures 48.7mm to 49.1mm (plate is not square) X 65mm.Editor note: This plate was submitted to me for evaluation and rejected. The current owner got this plate from a shop in Southport, North Carolina, this plate was part of a deal with other questionable plates. This is a cast fantasy . It was made from one of the South Carolina rectangle panel plates. Research Center: Plate5999-SouthCarolina-375-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3213 F1213 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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