BUCKLES & PLATES
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ITEM # BP61 Dug US Cartridge Box Plate. Good condition plate with solid back
however missing hooks. Early war plate found Manassas, Va.
$125.00
ITEM # BP60 Dug US Shoulder Belt Plate. Eagle plate for the Cartridge box sling
in solid shape with good detail, missing hooks. Found Old Church, Va.
SOLD
ITEM # BP59 Early Pewter Waist Belt 'Sash Buckle'. Not certain if this one is excavated
or non-excavated however appears to go either way. Great ornate look
and complete with double fork design.
$45.00
ITEM # BP58 US Model 1851 ' Officers ' Sword Belt Plate. Great looking buckle with lots of
gold front and back, 1863 / late war style medium width tongue and no issues.
This variant has been Notched on the edge to prevent wobble between the
Plate and keeper as seen in Figure 65 in the Kirksis Book.
$325.00
ITEM # BP56 Dug US M-1851 Saber Belt Plate. Nice looking Eagle Buckle with mixed patina
and frog intact. Missing the applied silver wreath which is often the case with
these Enlisted Men's Buckles. Issued to Cavalry and Artillerymen alike. Buckle
was recovered Middletown, Va.
$250.00
ITEM # BP55 Dug US Carbine Sling Buckle. Great condition buckle with smooth metal, tongues
move freely and Triple Marked. E.Gaylord Chicopee Mass. T.J. Shepard & US.
Found US Cavalry Camp near Aylett, Va.
SOLD
ITEM # BP53 Non-Dug US Shoulder Belt Plate. ' This one is Triple Marked'
W.H. Wilkinson, T.J. Sheppard and US. Triple marked examples
are scarce and hard to come by. These plates were produced
by Boyd & Sons of Boston, Mass.
$350.00
ITEM # BP52 Dug Confederate " Officer's Two Piece CS Sword Belt Buckle. Ridgeway calls this
one the " Virginia Style ".Flat Bar variant with dark woods dug patina, eye-appeal and
solid condition. Richmond Arsenal variant. Buckle is out of the 'Redding Auction
Gettysburg Sale' and is a great example found Northern. Virginia.
$2850.00
ITEM # BP51 Dug US 1826 NCO Shoulder Belt Plate. Scarce plate in great
excavated condition with good detail and hooks intact,
light service bumps. Found Fredericksburg, Va.
$395.00
ITEM # BP50 Dug US-M 1851 ' Officers ' Buckle. Variant with integral wreath and gold
High-lighting. Early #29 production stamp. Found Stafford Co, Va
$250.00
ITEM # BP48 US Model 1851 Cavalry / Artillery Belt. Original Belt with leather that is strong and supple.
The Buckle is the 1851 NCO Model with the applied German Silver Wreath bench
marked 827. Straps and Hardware are missing. Nice overall example. I recovered
a belt similar to this years ago discarded along the retreat route only producing
the Buckle, Keeper and Belt Adjuster which is pictured above.
$475.00
ITEM # BP45 Dug US Enlisted Man's Belt Plate. Great looking buckle with dark
patina and no problems of any kind. Section of belt leather intact.
Buckle found camps near Fredericksburg, Va. Excellent example.
SOLD
ITEM # BP44 Dug US Shoulder Belt Plate. Great looking plate with smooth face and
' Tripple Marked '. W.H.Wilkinson , T.J.Shepard and US. The plate has
also been marked by the digger( Bernside 9th Corps " Bloody Angle "
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House,Va. May 1864. Solid provenance.
Missing hooks. Produced by Boyd & Sons of Boston Mass.
$375.00
ITEM # BP41 Dug Confederate ' Fork Tongue ' Frame Buckle. Large size with great look and
condition. Dark patina and nice body curve. Found Vicksburg Campaign.
Appears to have a casting flaw to the fork.
$750.00
ITEM # BP46 Dug US Enlisted Man's Belt Plate. Great looking plate and variant with
' IRON ' puppy paw Studs and a section of belt leather remaining.
Found near 'White House landing, New Kent Co, Va.
SOLD
ITEM # BP42 Dug Confederate Enlisted Man's " Gutter Back " Frame Buckle. Great
frame in solid condition with mixed Green / Brown patina. Appears
to be a casting flaw on one of the teeth. Found Fredericksburg, Va. SOLD
ITEM # BP47 Original US Enlisted Man's Belt Plate. Great looking Non - Dug
buckle with nicely toned brass and solid with all hooks intact.
SOLD
ITEM # BP54 Dug US Enlisted Man's Belt Plate. Early War Stud Hook buckle. Dark patina, solid
back and all hooks intact. Light pin hole to the face however solid front and back.
Appears to have initials scratched in back. Plate is marked Port Hudson.
SOLD
ITEM # BP46 Dug State of New York Belt Plate. Early war buckle with chocolate
brown patina solid front and back, hooks and light service bumps.
Found Cedar Mountain Battlefield known for Gen ' Stone Wall Jackson's
historic moment of ' raising his sword during battle. Great Provenance.
SOLD
ITEM # BP49 Dug US 1851 Officer's Sword Belt Plate. Great looking integral wreath buckle with
chocolate brown patina and no issues. Found near Rt 5 Charles City Co, Va.
SOLD
ITEM # BP39 Dug Confederate " Clipped Corner " Belt Plate. Great shape and
patina. Buckle is missing bar however the keeper is intact. Plate
was found Piedmont, Va camp.
SOLD
ITEM # BP38 Dug US / CS Snake Buckle. British import produced by Isaac Campbell & Co. London.
These were smuggled through the Union Blockade for Confederate Use.
Buckle was found years ago near Centerville, Va.
SOLD
ITEM # BP16 Confederate Cavalry Frame. Great looking Frame Buckle. Nice woods dug
Green Patina without defects of any kind. Buckle is figure VIII-4 in Plates
and ' Buckles of the American Military by Sydney Kerksis ' . Plate is the
Thin Style and the rarest of these Plates. Found near Bovina, Miss.
SOLD
