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

Plate6199-Texas-313-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Texas-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Texas or star, two part plate. Mullinax illustation 313 Research Center: Plate6199-Texas-313-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate6199-Texas-313-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P3162 ### F1162 Star two piece Belt BuckleSource: Picture supplied by dealer who obtained from John Turner. This dealer did not sell the buckle and returned it to his source.Editor note: This would appear to match the Hanover Brass pattern. At this point I do not have measurements of this buckle. The buckle certainly has a killer patina. So is this the original piece used by Hanover Bass to make their copies or is this one also a repro? As noted above, Gary Williams now admits to making these for John Turner. The plate is not marked in any meaningful way, and nearly fooled a reputable and experienced collector. Gary Williams says he makes repros.  Research Center: Plate6199-Texas-313-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3162 F1162 Picture only submitted.

P2902 ### Hanover Brass repro: Texas 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 # CSTX5 Plate 313 (1861-1865 Texas Two Piece Belt Plate.) 52 x 81/wreath ht.47mm. Size may vary on the reproduction because the plate is hand finished and filed. Very close copy of the original tongue but I made the wreath to fit. Tongue was in the John Turner collection but he did not have the wreath. I used my wreath and added the tongue belt loop to the master pattern so they would match. Made a very nice looking belt plate and with this information you should not have a problem. Research Center: Plate6199-Texas-313-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSTX5 civilwarfakes com

P3046 ### F1046 Star two piece Belt Buckle manufactured by Hanover Brass This reproduction Texas plate was cast from an original. The original was a Confederate copy of a pre-war Texas state militia 2- piece, this is why it is a crude casting since the Conferate makers, in their haste, lost much of the finer details of the original pre-war buckle. Still a desirable buckle with it's crude Confederate look. A beautiful belt plate. Cast in red brass Source: ebay auction by jaglady00 4/15/06 1861 Texas2-Piece Belt Buckle Plate Crude Confederate casting Item number: 6621081972 Editor note: jaglady00 is Hanover Brass, items sold as reproductions.  Research Center: Plate6199-Texas-313-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3046 F1046 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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