Civil war belt buckle
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No matter how the chips may fall, it's still an awesome save!!! TFS... "D"
BTW I was around during the CW Centennial. My mom and dad reenacted a lot of the battles, camps, etc. I can remember quite well what they had and they actually used a lot of original CW items then, and even later in the 70's. I remember trying to find something to buy at the suttlers' tents. The buckles that were made for the centennial were NOTHING like yours. I think yours was probably used way back when, maybe pre CW, but I can't find an exact match. It could be a local militia pre war style, and if so, could be hard to pin down. KEEP IT~
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Very nice find! 
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Cool find either way, especially where you are located. I would have to say that is a reproduction based on the edges being incorrect and lack of correct attachments on the backside. The size also looks off when looking in the photo of it in your hand. Baby US plates were made but the edges still don't match. I have a few of these and there were early war versions and late war versions but the edges didn't change much. If this were a box plate you would likely see iron oxidation on the back. I am not an expert but do concentrate mostly on civil war relics. Maybe it is one of the rarest US plates ever! Congrats either way!
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One of the CW relic collectors will chime in. Your experts are here. Give it time! Welcome
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I'm no expert, but I have seen and dug plenty of US plates and have never seen that style before. Searched for a few minutes and found that it appears to be a reproduction buckle made in the 1960s or later. I will post a link to the image if I can figure it out how to do it. I'm a bit technically challenged.
http://www.worthpoint/worthopedia/vintage-antique-military-civil-war-us-belt-buckle
http://www.worthpoint/worthopedia/vintage-antique-military-civil-war-us-belt-buckle
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The .com was out of your link. Here is the corrected link: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-antique-military-civil-war-us-belt-buckleI'm no expert, but I have seen and dug plenty of US plates and have never seen that style before. Searched for a few minutes and found that it appears to be a reproduction buckle made in the 1960s or later. I will post a link to the image if I can figure it out how to do it. I'm a bit technically challenged.
Good find on identifying it positively. I was afraid it was a repo, cause I had never seen a Civil War era plate or even up through the Indian war era anything close to that.
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the buckles my son has found are solid brass. pewter is usually a repo. I hope yours is real, tho
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How far from Fort Snelling is this park?
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I refuse to believe this!!!
Shucks. Oh well. Thank you, DigginNorthernVa for your research. Thought I might have something special! After the first wave of responses from the great members here, I figured I either had something really rare, at a 2% chance, or a replica, with a 98% chance.
The Indian Wars suggestion had me intrigued, and that was my hope.
I love this forum! Thanks for all your guy's help.
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Still a cool find. You never know, might be an old repro...
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I can understand the disappointment, Capone, but it's still a great find. There may be a little history to the buckle. Maybe you can research and find out if there was a reenactment in that park for the Civil War Centennial back in the early to mid 1960s. Maybe it was lost during that event. I have been in your shoes on more than one occasion only to have my hopes dashed. You dug it and there is a story to tell behind it.
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Sweet find, don't know how I would react with something like that coming out of the hole,, but I sure would like to find out.
Congratulations.
Congratulations.
Mike N Tn.
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Cool Find! - The buckle will display great! The plate is still a historical
item being associated with the Civil War Centennial.
item being associated with the Civil War Centennial.
