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-014-v1-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate, two part plate, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate two part plate, CS, style with ball serif, Mullinax illustration 014. After publication of the Mullinax book, Gary Williams proclaimed that he had made the example shown as Plate 014. At the time this was thought to be part of his effort to discredit Mullinax, but this does appear to be true, a rare case of Gary williams telling the truth! Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-014-v1-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-014-v1-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P2644 ### Hanover Brass repro: CS two part, Balls 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 # CS2P8 Plate 014 (Balls Sherifs) CS Two Piece Belt Plate 48 x 83/wreath ht.83mm. GW stamped in back of tongue. The original of this CS was found in downtown New York City by a friend doing construction work. I bought it and it was in my Williamsburg museum for sixteen years. Nick Harris took it away when it left. I believe it to be Officers. This is one that has flaws and can be picked out pretty easy. Study the buckle. Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-014-v1-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CS2P8 civilwarfakes com

P3327 ### P3327 ### (F1327) ### CS balls serif with oak leaf wreath Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-014-v1-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . F1327 Picture only submitted.

P3308 ### P3308 ### (F1308) ### CS balls serif Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-014-v1-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3308 F1308 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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