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-999-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate, rectangle plate, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate waist belt plate, rectangle, CS, Bannerman manufacture. Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-999-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-999-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P0730 ### FP0730 CSA Buckle, may be Bannerman manufactureMeasures 41.5mm to 41.9mm (plate is not square) X 61.2mmThis CSA plate was sold in 2001 as part of a large box of plates (there were a couple hundred in the box) claimed to be Bannerman recast plates. There was some original Bannerman paper work suggesting that this plate is an original Bannerman . It is at least 3rd or 4th generation casting. Thousands of these plates were produced in the 1960's or earlier.Editor Note; I purchased this plate from a dealer in 2001 for $10, it was advertised as a Bannerman product. I actually think this may be a copy of one of Bannerman's copies, and not an original Bannerman Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-999-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P0730 FP0730 McConnell Mark paid $10

P0731 ### FP0731 CSA Bannerman altered to pass as a fakeMeasures 46.4mm to 46.8mm (plate is not square X x 67.5mmThis CSA plate is believed to have been made by Bannerman originally. Along the way, the hooks were cut down and the plate was artificially aged to give it this nice green patina. Then it was sold on eFake and a novice collector (now a knowledgeable collector, but slightly poorer for the experience) bought it and paid full value for it. Editor note: Plate was given to me by the collector who absorbed this plate to use to educate people so here it is! I also carry this around to shows, ask to see my fakes box sometime, this one and a bunch of others now on this fakes page are in my box of il repute. Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-999-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P0731 FP0731 Alispones Robert

P0732 ### FP0732 CSA buckle, may be Bannerman manufactureMeasures 46mm x 67mm. This CSA plate is believed to have been made by Bannerman originally and has not been altered. It was worn by its owner in the 1960's, then passed through an estate. Somewhere along the way, it was said to have been dug, but this plate was never in the ground, in my opinion.A note about size. This plate looks to me to be exactly like my item P0731 above but it is slightly smaller in height and slightly larger in width. All of these cast CSA buckles, authentic ones as well as fakes, and Bannerman reproductions, are hand finished. The rough edges are filed and it does not take much of this work to change the size of a plate by as much as one mm or fractions of one mm. Further, even the authentic plates were produced in muli-generations, that is the original pattern would be used to produce a plate, itself then used as a pattern for the next generation, and up to 3 or 4 generations can be produced from the same pattern, each one smaller than the previous. There will also be slight differences in the details of the lettering and periods. The mold is a sand casting off a pattern. If grit forms, that creates low spots, if grit is removed or rough edges cleaned up that creates larger letters, funny looking bumps and serifs etc. So there will be variations, almost on every plate and there is no way for all of the possible variations, fakes and real, to ever be captured in any of the books on Civil War plates.Editor Note: Plate was submitted to me for analysis. I told the owner that I thought it is a Bannerman repro. Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-999-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P0732 FP0732 Abuchont Louis

P3177 ### F1177 Atlanta style CSA Very nice CSA Confederate brass belt plate. Correct chocolate brown patina. 2 1/2 wide. Hooks on the back are very strong. Marked 1864 on the back. A great addition to your collection. Please email any questions you may have. A fine old replica. Thanks for looking! Source: ebay auction by relichuntersofvirginia, 7/22/06, Confederate Belt Plate CSA Brass Chocolate Patina 1864 Item number: 160008730980 Editor note: This seller sells on ebay auction under Private Auction . This may be one of the old Bannerman castings, now aged. It is highly doubtful this piece can be shown to be authentic. Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-999-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3177 F1177 Picture only submitted.

P3178 ### F1178 Atlanta style CSA Confederate Civil War CSA Belt Buckle Found in Tennessee! 100% Authentic Guaranteed! !!!Very Old and Very Collectible!!! This auction is for a very nice and rare Confederate Civil War Belt Buckle. This belt buckle measures 2 and 1/2 inches wide and 1 and 1/6 inches tall. This is an item from my personal collection and I guarantee that they are 100% Authentic. Source: ebay auction by waynegrm, 7/16/06 Civil War Artifacts-Relics-Confederate CSA Belt Buckle *Guaranteed Authentic* *Nice Quality Civil War Relic* Item number: 130007436243 Editor note, this may be one of the old Bannerman castings. It is highly doubtful this piece can be shown to be authentic. Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-999-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3178 F1178 Picture only submitted.

P3262 ### F1262 CSA RectangleSource: Pictures of this buckle were submitted to me for evaluation. I do not have measurements.Editor note: I do not know who made this buckle, but it is very sloppy construction, hooks do not seem right. Without size information, we are guessing, but it is unlikely this buckle can be shown to be authentic. Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-999-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3262 F1262 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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