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

Plate6399-Virginia-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Research Center: Plate6399-Virginia-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate6399-Virginia-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

Plate6399-Virginia-404-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia two part plates, sword up. Research Center: Plate6399-Virginia-404-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate6399-Virginia-404-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

Plate6399-Virginia-421-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia two part plate, sword down patterns.. Research Center: Plate6399-Virginia-421-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate6399-Virginia-421-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

Plate6399-Virginia-427-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia two part plate, sword down patterns. JS Smith Mullinax illustrations 427 or 428. Research Center: Plate6399-Virginia-427-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate6399-Virginia-427-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

Plate6399-Virginia-431-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia rectangle plate, state seal, JS Smith design, Mullinax illustration 431 Research Center: Plate6399-Virginia-431-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate6399-Virginia-431-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

Plate6399-Virginia-431-Wheeler-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia rectangle plate, state seal, Mullinax illustration 432, Horstmann pattern, manufacture by Hanover Brass. Research Center: Plate6399-Virginia-432-v1-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate6399-Virginia-432-v1-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

Plate6399-Virginia-431-Wheeler-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia rectangle plate, state seal, Mullinax illustration 432, Horstmann pattern, Fake from Dennis Wheeler, manufacture by Historical Reproductions. Research Center: Plate6399-Virginia-432-v2-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate6399-Virginia-432-v2-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

Plate6399-Virginia-431-Wheeler-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia rectangle plate, state seal, Mullinax illustration 432, Horstmann pattern, S&S Research Center: Plate6399-Virginia-432-v3-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate6399-Virginia-432-v3-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

Plate6399-Virginia-434-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia sword plate, state seal Research Center: Plate6399-Virginia-434-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate6399-Virginia-434-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

Plate6399-Virginia-434-Virginia29-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia sword plate 29 was originally owned by Shannon Pritchard. Pritchard sold it to Gary Williams. GW then used it as a pattern for his repros, then attempted to sell back to Pritchard. Key details of the buckle had apparently changed in appearance considerably in the process and Pritchard questioned the plate because of this. GW eventually admitted that the tongue had been replaced, claiming that the original tongue had fallen off of the buckle and that he had lost it. More likely, he removed the tongue, a necessity to get a good pattern to copy, and then affixed a different tongue, presumably a repro made by him. Pritchard didn't buy any of this and ultimately rejected it. Eventually the buckle was given to Mike O'Donnell and then to Howard Crouch. Crouch then sold the buckle on ebay. Is this the same buckle (with a new tongue) or is this buckle a repro? It is presented here for analysis. Plate99-170-Con434VirginiaSword29.htm, Virginia sword plate number 29 Disclaimer: by clicking onto this page you are expressly accepting the terms of the disclaimer explained fully on the fakes main page. Research Center: Plate6399-Virginia-434-Virginia29-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate6399-Virginia-434-Virginia29-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

Plate6399-Virginia-435-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia sword plate, Virginia Research Center: Plate6399-Virginia-435-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate6399-Virginia-435-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

Plate6399-Virginia-439-v11-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia, shoulder plate, state seal, Hanover Brass Research Center: Plate6399-Virginia-439-v11-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate6399-Virginia-439-v11-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

Plate6399-Virginia-439-v12-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia, shoulder plate, state seal. John Bracken Research Center: Plate6399-Virginia-439-v12-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate6399-Virginia-439-v12-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

Plate6399-Virginia-442-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia, VMI Research Center: Plate6399-Virginia-442-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate6399-Virginia-442-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

Plate6399-Virginia-450-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia, Mount Vernon Guards Research Center: Plate6399-Virginia-450-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate6399-Virginia-450-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

Plate6399-Virginia-455-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Virginia First Regiment Research Center: Plate6399-Virginia-455-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate6399-Virginia-455-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

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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