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

Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-125-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate, rectangle plate, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate waist belt plate, rectangle, CS, rounded corner, cast, Mullinax illustration 125 to 132. Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-125-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-125-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P3193 ### F1193  CS cast rectangle clip corner buckle AUCTION IS FOR A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF A AUTHENTIC DUG CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE BABY CS WAIST BUCKLE. I AM SELLING THIS FOR THE GENTLE MAN WHOM DUG IT ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE NEAR FRANKLIN. GREAT SHAPE, NICE DUG PATINA. GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC. WE WILL BE SELLING THIS W/ A LOW BUY IT NOW PRICE AS THE GENTLEMAN JUST NEEDS THE CASH AND IS WILLING TO MOVE THIS. PLEASE EMAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS AND FEEL CONFIDANT W/ THIS PURCHASE. A 3 DAY INSPECTION PERIOD WILL BE ALLOWED W/ PURCHASE OF THIS AMAZING PLATE. US SHIPPING WILL BE $6.00Source: ebay auction 8/19/06 by :vintage_comics_and_collectibles AUTHENTIC DUG CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE BABY TN CS PLATE TENNESSEE SARDINE STYLE CONFEDERATE PLATE Item number: 250018007355 Editor note: This seller sells on ebay auction under Private Auction . It is highly doubtful this piece can be shown to be authentic. Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-125-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3193 F1193 Picture only submitted.

P2628 ### Hanover Brass repro: CS rectangle belt plate, rounded corners. 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 # CSGP19 Plate 126 (Spun Hooks) Solid Cast CS Belt Plate. 44 x 70mm. Marked GW. These CS plates were called the Tennessee style. Most were dug in the Western theater but a few were dug in Virginia. Probably lost by Longstreet's men. You need to find a casting flaw because this plate is a popular one to fake. Remember that it is 2mm smaller. The only problem is this belt plate comes in different sizes. The picture has several flaws you can use to identify this plate. Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSGP19 civilwarfakes com

P2629 ### Hanover Brass repro: CS rectangle belt plate, rounded corners. 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 # CSGP20 Plate 130 (Tennessee Type) CS Belt Plate. 43 x 68mm. Marked GW. Most of these plates were dug in the Western theater and some from late-war sites in Virginia. The reproduction is much smaller than the original. The back of the reproduction is smooth where the original shows sand casting. Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSGP20 civilwarfakes com

P2630 ### 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 # CSGP21 Plate 131 (Lined Hook) CS Belt Plate. 45 x 71mm. Marked GW. This plate is found in Tennessee, Georgia and Mississippi. Called the lined hook because the vent rod left a line in the hooks when they pushed it through the sand mold. This was done to let the brass gases out when the hot metal was poured in the sand mold. It helped the hooks to be solid and not hollow. Pick out a flaw because this belt plate is close to the original. Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-125-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSGP21 civilwarfakes com

P2636 ### Hanover Brass repro: CS rectangle belt plate, rounded corner. 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 # CSGP27 (actually CSGP37)Plate 125 (Solid Cast Tennessee C S Belt Plate) 43 x 70mm. Marked GW. These CS belt plates are in the top of the fakers list. This CS is 2 mm's smaller than the original . My reproduction is very close to the original and I will show you what the fakers are doing to get this pretty aged color. They go to the gun shop and buy Birchwood Casey gun blue or brass black. They coat the buckle with this and bury it for several weeks. The CS pictured has been buried about three or four weeks. You can rub the original all day long and the color will not rub back to bright brass. It will still have a brown under the green. You rub this CS that I buried and the color will come off very easy. This is the reason that when you buy a belt plate most fakers will say if the color is not the same as they sent you, then it's yours. They don't want you to rub on a fake. When you do this little test use a small spot on the back. Most of the time the hooks are already rubbed to shinny brass. What I am trying to get across to you is don't be fooled by aged color. You cannot put 140 + years age on a belt plate in a couple of years. The color will not just stay there and will turn back to brass color very easy. You can see in the top right how the color rubbed off to the red brass. Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSGP27 (actually CSGP37) civilwarfakes com

P2956 ### P2956 ### Posey CS clip corner spun Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-125-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Posey Jeff

P2957 ### P2957 ### Posey CS clip corner S line Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-125-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Posey Jeff

P3108 ### F1108  CS cast rectangle clip corner buckleSupposedly the line in the hooks varietyMeasures 45.5mm x 70.7mmEditor Note: this plate was brought to me for inspection. I am told this was bought from an ebay seller. I told the owner that I do not believe that this plate can be shown to be authentic. Details on this plate do seem to match the details of the Hanover Brass plate: Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-125-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3108 F1108 Picture only submitted.

P3456 ### F1456 CS rounded corner cast buckle line in the hooks style , manufactured by Historical Reproductions Buckle measures 46.4mm x 72mmEditor note: Plate was obtained directly from Historical Reproductions, Jeff Posey, as a sample of his production to be used in this presentation. Maker marks are present but they are weak.  Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-125-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3456 F1456 Picture only submitted.

P3457 ### F1457 CS rounded corner cast buckle spun hook style , manufactured by Historical Reproductions Buckle measures 45.7nn x 69.5mm Editor note: Plate was obtained directly from Historical Reproductions, Jeff Posey, as a sample of his production to be used in this presentation. Maker marks are present but they are weak.  Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-125-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3457 F1457 Picture only submitted.

P3677 ### P3677 ### Fake fantasy or reproduction CS rounded corner cast plate, example does bear early Hanover Brass Foundry marks. At some point HBF stopped marking their plates, presumably to facilitate the selling of fakes. This is an early example where the marks were strong to prevent fakes. No value picture only. Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-125-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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