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-029-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate, two part plate, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate two part plate, CS, rectangle style, Leech & Rigdon, Mullinax illustration 029. Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-029-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-029-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P2680 ### Hanover Brass repro: CS two part, Rectangular, Leech & Rigdon. 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 # CS2P44 Plate 029 Rectangular (Leech & Rigdon) CS Two Piece Belt Plate. 57 x 83/wreath ht.36mm. GW stamped in the back. This is a very rare plate and you need to pick a flaw to study. If you look closely I did a little touch-up to the wreath detail. These were cast with high copper content but 140 years of age on red brass gives it a yellow bronze look. I have cast many of this reproduction plate but all have the same flaws. You need to remember that there is only one belt plate out there that is original, all the others are reproduction from this original. Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-029-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CS2P44 civilwarfakes com

P2685 ### Hanover Brass repro: CS two part, Rectangular. 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 # CS2P49 Plate 029 (variant) Rectangular CS Two Piece Belt Plate. 57 x 83/wreath ht.38mm. Marked GW. Army of Tennessee belt plate. Wide belt bar is for Artillery belt. I went over the detail to make this a better looking buckle to wear. This should be very helpful when you compare to the original. Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-029-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CS2P49 civilwarfakes com

P3276 ### CS rectangle tongue two-part buckle P3276 ### (F1276) ### CS rectangle tongue two-part buckle Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-029-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3276 F1276 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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