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-998-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate, rectangle plate, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate waist belt plate, rectangle, CS, manufacturer name is marked, this could be Hollywood piece. Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-998-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-998-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P3165 ### F1165 Atlanta style CSA This buckle came from an Idaho estate sale and someone has cleaned part of it, but you can still see age and batina on the back , and the center of the C It measures 1 7/8 by 2 13/16 one of the clasps is about half gone (see pic.) I believe it to be real, but will accept return incl. postage within 10 days I dont know what the writing on the back (things assoc. or thinnis assoc. ) means. I have been informed by mark that Things assoc. means reproduction from 1961 ebay auction by roreyr, 8/11/06 CSA confederate belt buckle things assoc. NR Idaho Item number: 230015267212 Editor note. This is honest auction, seller noted that it is repro. I don't know if this is centennial repro (1960's) or it could be Hollywood (1930's). Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-998-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3165 F1165 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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