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-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

P2924 ### Hanover Brass repro: Virginia Breast 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 # CSVA19 Plate 436 (1855-1861 Virginia Breast Plate.) 64mm's. Marked GW before they leave the foundry. Original is in the John Bracken collection. This is probably one of the closest plates that I have cast to look original. I saw one of these reproductions with the pin on the back sell for $12,000 and when I told the dealer I made that plate he sold it anyway. Look at the pin on the back. I made that separate and soldered it to the plate. The original is die-stamped and thin brass. My reproduction is thicker and cast in a sand mold. This reproduction is in the Charles Burnette collection and one of my best castings. I only made a few back in the 1980's. Maybe a half dozen with the original type pin. Look for weight and thickness if you see one because I see this Virginia faked and sell for big dollars. Research Center: Plate6399-Virginia-439-v11-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSVA19 civilwarfakes com

P3310 ### P3310 ### (F1310) ### Virginia shoulder plate Hanover Brass (Duplicate listing P3310 and P3326). Research Center: Plate6399-Virginia-439-v11-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3310 F1310 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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