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-161-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate oval, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate oval, CSA oval buckle, Mullinax illustration 161. Mullinax illustration is example from Virginia Historical Society, and was the only example noted. Now two variations of this pattern have showed up, the die details do not match the VHS pattern but are the same on both patterns. Gary Williams has privately warned collectors about this pattern, however his civil warfakes.com website makes no mention of any examples of this pattern. So did he make these or not, these were not made with the techniques Hanover Brass typically employs. It should also be added that the manufacturing technique does not seem to match any other production of Confederate plates in general. There is lead filling on the back of this plate, but it is not clear if this is covering a casting or if these hooks have been independently imbedded in the plate. So the fact does remain that two of these plates have shown up and are different from anything we have seen before and Gary Williams does seem to know something about them. So are they real or not? Experts have examined at least one of these plates and did not reach a conclusion. Research Center: Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-161-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-161-v1-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P2284 ### P2284 ### CSA oval stud hooks Rene Kimmel Research Center: Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Kimmel Rene

P3148 ### F1148 CSA oval buckle This outstanding piece of history is a Confederate States of America buckle. It is lettered CSA on the front inside an oval. It dates from the civil war era and measures 3 inches long by 2 inches wide. It is in great condition, possibly dug with some overall wear, as can be seen in the photo. It is guaranteed to be 100% authentic and period.Source: ebay auction 8/3/06 by coasttocoast_antiques_nh, Rare CSA Confederate States of America Belt Buckle Item number: 220011373195 Editor note: It appears this is made up from pictures, the example in Mullinax book is the only example known and this copy differs significantly in the die detail. I have not examined this buckle but it appears that it has been made as a casting, the hooks are soldered or brazed to the casting, then a thin lead coating has been affixed to the back to make it appear to be lead filled. Gary Williams also suggested to me that Raleigh Cassidy (now deceased) may have cast this buckle in the 1970's or 1980's, but that is not confirmed. Mr. Cassidy worked for Hanover Brass during that time frame.I emailed the seller of this piece to inform him that I thought this is a fake and here is his reply: its positively not a reproduction and we stand behind this item to be 100 percent correct and a fine dug item ,its a very rare buckle and we are pleased to own it , anyone who even thinks this item is a fake needs to take a good hard look at this item again , wrong thinking on this one but as we say we stand behind it to be as stated , thank you and have a nice day , steve Research Center: Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-161-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3148 F1148 Picture only submitted.

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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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