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Belt Buckles, Sword Belt Plates and other such accoutrements used by soldiers in the Civil War |
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Non-Excavated
Alabama Volunteer Corps "AVC" Cartridge Box Plate
CS-130 |
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NON-EXCAVATED
2-PIECE VIRGINIA SWORD BELT PLATE Beautiful non-dug Virginia buckle with a great toned down, antique brass patina! This type of laurel leaf wreath was used as the pattern for the "Virginia style" two piece CS buckles. For reference, see plate 406 on page 220 of Confederate Belt Buckles & Plates, Expanded Edition by Steve Mullinax. SOLD!!! |
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NON-EXCAVATED
SILVERED MILITIA PLATE, Circa 1818 - 1835 About 2-5/8" x 2-3/4" and absolutely beautiful with nearly 100% silver! The back is as pretty as the front, and both tongues are there. See Plate 153 on page 102 of American Military Belt Plates by Michael J. O’Donnell and J. Duncan Campbell. A real beauty!! $ 1195.00 |
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EXCAVATED
UNION SWORD BELT PLATE With Wreath! Approximately 2-1/8" x 3-1/4" this excavated plate is very unusual in that it retains most of its original wreath! The wreath was soldered on, and they are always gone on dug examples! In great shape with tongue intact, the back is un-numbered, so you should be able to find a belt keeper that would look good with it. Dug in Fauqueir County, Virginia. $ 495.00 |
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EXCAVATED EAGLE BREAST PLATE Beautiful smooth brown face and smooth solder filled back that is stamped by it's maker "W.H. Smith / Brooklyn". Also has a tape tag that indicates it was dug on the 20th of January in 1974! The tag also has the name "Burgess" but we really don't know exactly who that refers to.... could be the digger, a property owner. $ 275.00 On Hold!!! H-29 |
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DUG EAGLE BREAST PLATE, Maker Marked: J I Pittman Solid condition with smooth, dark chocolate brown patina, with one of the iron loops remaining on the back. The maker mark of J I Pittman is all there and readable! No record of where it was dug, but somewhere in the Fredericksburg area. SOLD!!! |
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EXCAVATED
CONFEDERATE
FRAME BUCKLE Measuring 76mm x 65mm, this is one of the larger sizes of the frame style buckle, and this one is beautiful, with a gorgeous patina, and perfectly formed teeth. See plate 173 on page 99 of Steve Mullinax's Confederate Belt Buckles & Plates, Expanded Edition for an similar example of this style of plate. $ 575.00 On Hold!! |
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NON-EXCAVATED
MILITIA PLATE, circa 1818 - 1835 Approximately 70mm x 70mm" stamped brass plate in wonderful, condition with belt bar and tongue. This is just a beautiful example of American military accouterments! See page 103 of American Military Belt Plates by Michael J. O'Donnell and J. Duncan Campbell. SOLD!!! |
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EXCAVATED
CONFEDERATE "GUTTER BACK"
FRAME
BUCKLE These Confederate plates may be the most sensible and serviceable style of buckle produced by either side! About 63mm X 70mm This is the style with the depressed "gutter" on one side and is in excellent condition. Dug in the Fredericksburg, Virginia area. See plate 171 on page 98 of Steve Mullinax's Confederate Belt Buckles & Plates, Expanded Edition for an example of this style of plate. $ 550.00 On Hold!!! |
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WREATH FROM CONFEDERATE TWO PIECE BUCKLE This is for the "CS" buckle and is approximately 51mm tall at the belt loop and the wreath itself is about 50mm. Dug at Monroe Bridge, Virginia. |