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-047-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate, two part plate, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate two part plate, CS, Leech & Rigdon, Mullinax illustrations 045 to 047, short Letters with serifs, short size, tongue is flat. Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-047-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-047-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P2656 ### Hanover Brass repro: CS two part, 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 # CS2P20 Plate 047(variant) (Leech & Rigdon) CS Two Piece Belt Plate 46 x 83/wreath ht.46mm. GW always marks the back. Originals of this plate are dug from Army of Tennessee sites. Crude casting but most all Leech & Rigdon castings are crude. You need to pick out a casting flaw and use it for your reference. The variant copy is much better worked than the Plate 047. Both are the same type, just different finish. Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-047-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CS2P20 civilwarfakes com

P2658 ### Hanover Brass repro: CS two part, 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 # CS2P22 Plate 047 (Leech & Rigdon) CS Two Piece Belt Plate. 46 x 83/wreath ht.46mm. Army of Tennessee used this type belt plate. Same information applies to this plate as the variant example. This plate is very crude. Marked GW. Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-047-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CS2P22 civilwarfakes com

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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