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 154 to 156 were originally cast copied from the die stamped version. Research Center: Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-148-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-154-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P3106 ### F1106 Cast BreckinridgeThis piece measures 54.6mm x 80.5mmEditor note The owner of this piece submitted this piece to me for inspection. It was bought from Peter Shaw, Hanover Virginia on ebay. I told the owner that I believe this piece to be a repro. This matches the Hanover Brass example in every detail except one hook has been removed to make it look used . I will also note that the measurements are showing a little larger than the Hanover Brass published example. I am told that some fakers will slightly flatten the piece and that will spread out an oval piece and give the appearance of larger measurements. I will note though that the measurements are not going to be very meaningful on any oval buckles because the rounded shape means the point of measurement is too irregular to be reliable. Research Center: Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-148-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3106 F1106 Picture only submitted.

P2167 ### P2167 ### CS oval cast Breckinridge Pritchard fakes files shared. Research Center: Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Pritchard fakes file shared

P2622 ### 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 # CSGP13 Plate 154 Solid Cast (Breckinridge) CS Oval Belt Plate. 52 x 78mm. Original from the John Turner collection. This is one of the most faked plates I reproduce. There are several on line now for sale. You can tell this plate by the flaws on the face and all that are cast by me have these same flaws. Also, the original has the back hooks broken off and the CS troops tried to repair it with solder. The back end of the C is rubbed out. You can see where I cleaned the master pattern from the back edge of the C to the end of the plate. I smoothed out the rough solder marks and placed my two hooks on the edge of the C . There should be no reason for dealers to be buying this plate as original. All have this flaw and all are too small. The fakers can straighten out the body curve in the plate to make it look larger. It will still have the same marks on the face and also the same flaws in back of the C . This belt plate should never be a problem if you look for the flaws that are easy to see. Remember, there is one original out there. Research Center: Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-148-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSGP13 civilwarfakes com

P3112 ### F1112 CS cast Breckinridge, made by Hanover Brass This reproduction CS Breckinridge Belt plate is a MUST for anyone who enjoys civil war belt buckles. It is cast in red brass and as close as you will get to the original. Marked as a reproduction. The original of this belt plate was dug from a Tennessee battlefield. Source: ebay listing by jaglady00 6/1/06 Solid Cast Breckinridge CS Belt Buckle Plate Item number: 6633174308 Editor note: jaglady00 is Hanover Brass, items sold as reproductions. Research Center: Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-148-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3112 F1112 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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