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

Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-006-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate, two part plate, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate two part plate, CS, style with exagerated serifs, Mullinax illustration 006. Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-006-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-006-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P2171 ### P2171 ### CS two-part exagg serif Pritchard Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-006-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Pritchard fakes file shared

P2640 ### Hanover Brass repro: CS two part, Accentuated Serifs. 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 # CS2P4 Figure 259 KERKSIS (Accentuated Serifs) CS Two Piece Belt Plate. 57 x 82mm. GW stamped in the back. The original of this CS was dug by Ronnie Mantlo near White Oak Swamp battlefield. There are a lot of cuts and flaws in the back of the wreath to compare against ones claimed to be original. Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-006-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CS2P4 civilwarfakes com

P2641 ### Hanover Brass repro: CS two part, Richmond CS. 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 # CS2P5 Plate 006 (variant) Richmond CS two Piece Belt Plate 46 x76/wreath ht.48. Original dug by Gary Williams on the White Oak Swamp battlefield. Note the serifs in the CS letters. GW stamped in the back of tongue on the reproductions. Study this plate and pick out a flaw. Has a high copper content in the metal. Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-006-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CS2P5 civilwarfakes com

P3003 ### F1003 Virginia style CS two piece buckle, serif style, manufactured by Hanover Brass This reproduction CS Serifs style Two Piece is a MUST for anyone who enjoys civil war belt buckles. It is cast from red brass. The Confederate foundries lacked the zinc that was used to turn the copper yellow. Has original look. The original was dug from private land in White Oak Swamp battle area by Gary Williams, veteran relic hunter.. A beautiful CS two piece. Source: jaglady00 ebay auction 3/12/06 CS 2-Piece (Serifs Style) Belt Buckle Plate Larger of the Richmond type Item number: 6611624338 Editor note: jaglady00 is Hanover Brass, items sold as reproductions.  Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-006-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3003 F1003 Picture only submitted.

P3278 ### F1278 CS two piece, pronounced serifAuction is for a confederate civil war 2-pc ringed wreath belt plate.Loop on the right side has some ground action as it has a slight inward bend.Original patina still intact as i have not cleaned this item.Pictures will not look as good on ebay but i am leaving it in this condition as if you want to clean it,you can.Everything about this buckle is correct and I am sure it will please.I find these myself here in Tenn and also have 2 others that i recently found.I am keeping the other two for my personal collection and selling this one to finance other digs. Dimensions of this dug piece are as follows in mm-- wreath ht. 50mm , 49mm [47mm tongue] x 82 mm. Rarity is listed as a 7 with 10 being the rarest. This piece can be found in Confederate Belt Buckles & Plates on page 12, plate 005. Item's value is over 2800 dollars at today market and climbs every year. This piece speaks for itself and is extremely rare. Offered here well below what this item is worth.Thanks for looking.Source: ebay auction by cooley555 1/17/07: Civil War Belt Buckle [Virginia] orginal condition Item number: 120011404965 Editor note: Gary Williams stated on his forum It is cstp4 under two piece buckles.. all the flaws on the back of the wreath match.  The plate is not marked in any way that I can see. I find no marks on the example shown on civilwarfakes.com. Maybe somebody can explain why the HB production needs to be so nearly exact with the real buckle and why they don't mark their buckles to keep the collector from being fooled. Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-006-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3278 F1278 Picture only submitted.

P3399 ### P3399 ### (F1399) ### CS two-part exaggerated serif Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-006-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3399 F1399 Picture only submitted.

P3531 ### P3531 ### P3531.CS two-part Victor Benbenisty Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-006-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Benvenisty Victor

P1397 ### P1397 ### CS two-part buckle, Virginia style two-part Virginia style is noted for the step up back and straight serif.  Beautiful dug example, unmucked olive patina.Recovered: Richmond, Va Ref: Mullinax (Expanded Edition) Plate 003 or 004 Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-006-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION .

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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