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-063-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate, two part plate, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate two part plate, CS, Mullinax illustration 063 CS, CSA with North Carolina. Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-063-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-063-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P3039 ### F1039 North Carolina/CSA 2-Piece Belt Buckle manufactured by Hanover Brass  This reproduction North Carolina/CSA two piece plate was cast from an original. Cast in red brass. A very rare plate. The original is pictured in the buckle books Source: ebay auction by jaglady00 4/14/06 1861 North Carolina/CSA 2-Piece Belt Buckle Plate original pictured in the buckle books Item number: 6620848446 Editor note: jaglady00 is Hanover Brass, items sold as reproductions.  Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-063-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3039 F1039 Picture only submitted.

P2673 ### Hanover Brass repro: CS two part, CSA or North Carolina. 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 # CS2P37 Plate 063 CSA/North Carolina Two Piece belt Plate. 49 x 88/wreath heigth 47mm. GW stamped in the back. This two piece was put together and not dug together. This is probably the way it was cast but not sure. Very rare and a good seller. Too rare to fake but check out a casting flaw. Research Center: Plate7199-Confederate-TwoPart-063-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CS2P37 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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