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-159-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate oval, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate oval, CS oval buckle with eleven stars, Mullinax illustration 159 Research Center: Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-159-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-159-v1-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P2626 ### Hanover Brass repro: CS with stars, 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 # CSGP17 Plate 159 (CS With Stars) Belt Plate. 49 x 75mm. GW stamped in the back. This is a very rare plate. I have cast copies of this for 30 years. This CS has been one of my best sellers. The detail has been reworked to make it look better and to give it sharp detail. This plate is much cleaner than the original. I have cast many and all look just the same. Research Center: Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-159-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSGP17 civilwarfakes com

P2076 ### P2076 ### CSA buckle surrounded by 11 stars. Repro buckle, measures approx 49.7mm x.73.5mm Buckle has no value, photograph for fakes identification blog. Research Center: Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Sanders Richard

P2077 ### P2077 ### CSA buckle surrounded by 11 stars. Repro buckle, measures approx 50mm x.74mm Buckle has no value, photograph for fakes identification blog. Research Center: Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Sanders Richard

P2966 ### P2966 ### CS eleven stars on belt Downey Research Center: Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Downey Richard

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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