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Belt Buckles, Sword Belt Plates and other such accoutrements used by soldiers in the Civil War

 

Bullet Struck!
This is a Union Eagle Breast Plate that has been struck through by gunfire.
The bullet that has been loosely placed in the hole was found with it and fits the hole almost perfectly.
Dug at a site near Gettysburg.
SOLD!!!

 

Beautiful Non-Excavated Eagle Breast Plate, Maker Marked!
Beautiful, non-dug example with a smooth solder fill, strong loops and marked "Boyd & Sons / Boston"!

SOLD!!!

 

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

 

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 


 
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

 
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!!

 
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!!!

 
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.
SOLD!!!