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ITEM # BP89 Dug US Eagle Shoulder Belt Plate. Super condition maker marked plate with great patina,
solid hooks and full lead back. Found in the early days and has the scarce mark of J.I.Pittman.
$350.00
ITEM # BP88 Dug State of New York Belt Plate. SNY Buckle in solid condition with studs
intact however, missing hook. Great patina and solid lead back. This one may be a pickup.
Provenance uncertain.
$550.00
ITEM # BP87 Confederate Snake Buckle. This one is a non - excavated example in good
condition and appears to have seen service as one of the keepers have
been stretched due to usage. Nice example, keepers measure about 2".
Many of these 3-piece buckles were issued to the confederates with Enfield Rifles.
$250.00
ITEM # BP85 Dug US Cartridge Box Plate. Great patina, solid lead back and attachment
hooks intact. Found Chancellorsville Battlefield, Va. by Donald Hayden.
$175.00
ITEM # BP83 " Burnside ". Solid condition non-dug Burnside Plate for the cartridge
box sling. These small 59mm plates are believed to have been produced
for the local Maine Militia Troops and displays a Fish Hook in the left Talon
to represent the Maine Fisherman. This one would make a great addition
to your V.M.M. Cartridge Box Sling.
$350.00 HOLD
ITEM # BP82 Dug Confederate Georgia Frame Buckle. Large-size battle weary waist
belt plate with dark patina, solid condition without breaks or cracks. Appears
to be a stress bend to the bar. Provenance appears to be penciled on the buckle
however, hard to make out.
$450.00
ITEM # BP79 Dug US Militia Belt Plate. Solid condition eagle panel plate with dark patina,
no bends or cracks. Plate is missing the Bar however the Tongue is intact. Dating
around 1850s and often found in civil war sites. Great excavated example.
Reference: O'Donnell & Campbells ' American Military Belt Plates ' P.254
$550.00
ITEM # BP78 Dug US Cartridge Box Plate. Super nice plate with attachment hooks intact,
full lead back and solid condition. Chocolate patina and no issues.
Found Seven Days Fighting. Richmond National Battlefield, Va.
$225.00
ITEM # BP77 Dug US Eagle Breast Plate. Great shoulder sling plate in superb condition
with solid hooks, solid back and smooth. Found Fredericksburg, Va 1973.
$250.00
ITEM # BP75 Dug US 1826 NCO Eagle Breastplate. Great looking shoulder / Bayonet Belt
plate with mixed patina and attachment hooks intact. Found back in the early
days Orange Co, Va.
$350.00
ITEM # BP72 Dug US Carbine Sling Buckle. Nice cavalry carbine buckle with
dark patina and tongues that move freely. Good example with no cracks
breaks or repairs. Authentic to the American Civil War.
$90.00
ITEM # BP71 Dug US ' Burnside ' Eagle Shoulder Belt Plate. Solid plate with hooks
intact and full lead back. These smaller 59 mm plates are believed to have
been produced in 'Maine for their local statesman. Penciled on the back
reads ' Germanna Ford 1963.' US Grants crossing of the Rapidan.
$250.00
ITEM # BP70 Non-Excavated Officer's Sword Belt Plate. Great looking buckle with the Integral wreath,
1863 style tongue and pebbled background. Assembly number ' xxx11 ' has been engraved on
the bar. Excellent buckle for any collection.
$300.00
ITEM # BP69 Got Keeper! Dug Confederate Snake Buckle. CS import snake buckle
in good shape however, missing keeper. Appears to be a Trash Pit find. Buckle
found 'Duck River camps, Tennessee. Keeper measures 2".
$200.00
ITEM # BP68 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. Reference; Plates and Buckles of the American Military by Kerksis Page. 558.
$750.00
ITEM # BP67 Dug Large Size US Cartridge Box Plate. Solid plate with attachment hooks
intact and full lead back. Information tag states plate found Murfreesboro, TN.
$125.00
ITEM # BP66 Dug US Carbine Sling Buckle. Great looking ' Double Marked' buckle. I
believe these double marked buckles to be more scarce than the triple
marked for I have seen less of them over the years. Not sure on the provenance
however, I do know it is out of a long time Maker Marked Buckle Collection.
Buckle is marked T.J. Shepard / E. Gaylord Chicopee Mass.
$250.00
ITEM # BP62 Dug US 1826 NCO Shoulder / Bayonet Belt Plate. Scarce plate
in great excavated condition with good detail and hooks intact,
light service bumps. Found Fredericksburg, Va.
$395.00
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 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 # BP53 Non-Dug US Shoulder Belt Plate. ' This one is Triple Marked'
W.H. Wilkinson, T.J. Shepard and US. These gold washed triple marked
examples are scarce and hard to come by. These plates were produced
by Boyd & Sons of Boston, Mass.
$395.00
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 # N957 Dug US Enlisted Man's Belt Plate. Great looking buckle with some light service
bumps to the face, excellent patina, all hooks intact and solid dug condition.
Maker Marked W.H. SMITH / BROOKLYN. Buckle is out of the Lifelong Pa.
Collection of the late Edgar Ewing. Found N. Virginia.
SOLD
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 # 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 # 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 # 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
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