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

Plate7499-Confederate-Frame-171-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate frame, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate, frame waist belt plate, gutter back style, Mullinax illustrations 171 to 172. Frame buckles are difficult to authenticate, Sizes vary significantly because many different sizes were made, and the finishing of the long edges can cause measurement to vary considerably one end to the other. Reliablity of source matters, but this is soft evidence at best. So frame plates shown in this section have been questioned , but these questions are just opinions, are seldom unanamous, and so authenticty is not certain. You take a look and see what you think. Research Center: Plate7499-Confederate-Frame-171-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate7499-Confederate-Frame-171-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P3228 ### F1228 Frame buckle, gutter back manufactured by Tim ParsleyPlate measures 57.9mm to 58.4mm (plate is not square) X 65.1mmEditor note: Plate was obtained directly from Tim Parsley as a sample of his production to be used in this presentation.Plate 173 standard frameThe term standard meant uniform or starting point. There are a great many variations in this standard piece and because of its simplicity, this is one of the most heavily faked patterns. Mullinax and O'Donnell in their book published one example of this plate. Keim published others. There are many different patterns of this buckle. Because of this variation and the simplicity of design, this is a favorite with fakers. Research Center: Plate7499-Confederate-Frame-171-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3228 F1228 Picture only submitted.

P2608 ### Hanover Brass repro: Frame 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 # CSGP32 Plate 171 (Gutter-Back) Frame Belt Plate. 58 x 65mm. GW stamped in the back. Original dug by Gary Williams, Malvern Hill. This is another very close belt plate and one that I reproduce more than others. Size is 2mm smaller. All of these frame belt plates were cast by many different foundries from 1861 to 1865. Many many were cast and they come in all sizes. You need to try to find a flaw. Find something that will help you use as a reference. Research Center: Plate7499-Confederate-Frame-171-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSGP32 civilwarfakes com

P3236 ### F1236 Frame buckle, gutter back manufactured by Hanover Brass Plate measures 59.8 X 67.3Editor note: Plate was obtained directly from Hanover Brass as a sample of his production to be used in this presentation. Research Center: Plate7499-Confederate-Frame-171-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3236 F1236 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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