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

Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-148-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate oval, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate oval, CS oval, Breckinridge style, illustrations 148 to 151, were originally crudely stamped on heavy sheet, and not lead filled. Research Center: Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-148-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-148-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P1407 ### FP1407 CS oval buckle Breckinridge styleEditor note: Plate was listed on my webpage for a brief period, then recalled and sent back to its source. The seller originally got this piece off of ebay. The buckle appears to have been stamped without a counter die and is thus indistinct. Solder marks were placed on the back to deceive. My opinion is that this is repro, I returned it to my source and did not sell it. Editor note: Plate was listed on my webpage for a brief period, then recalled and sent back to its source. The seller originally got this piece off of ebay. The buckle appears to have been stamped without a counter die and is thus indistinct. Solder marks were placed on the back to deceive. My opinion is that this is repro, I returned it to my source and did not sell it. Research Center: Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-148-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P1407 FP1407 Sempeles George

P2127 ### P2127 ### CS Breckinridge fake ebay Research Center: Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Picture only submitted.

P2631 ### Hanover Brass repro: CS oval belt plate. 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 # CSGP22 Plate 150 (Breckinridge) CS Oval Belt Plate. 57 x 85mm. Marked GW. This reproduction CS was cast from a die-struck Breckinridge and cast thicker than the die-struck original. You should not have a problem because of the thickness and it is different than the cast Breckinridge. The face is smooth where the cast type has a sand surface. See Plate 154 and compare the difference. Also use the flaws in the border of this plate. Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSGP22 civilwarfakes com

P3528 ### P3528 ### P3528.CS oval Kyle Research Center: Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . kyle who

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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