Military Belt Buckle?
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That my friend is a sick belt buckle! it looks as some of the detail has fallen off from bottom and sides of eagle. it had other attached parts. i would guess 1850s issue? us military civil war for sure
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Wow!!
That's really cool!! It looks like a civil war sword belt plate. Here is a link to one on eBay.
Civil War Saber Belt Plate
That's really cool!! It looks like a civil war sword belt plate. Here is a link to one on eBay. Civil War Saber Belt Plate
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What kind of place did you find this at ? Ie.: what type site ?
I found a supposed CW buckle once, at a historic site. However, it turned out to be a replica. Believe it or not replicas have been around since the early 1960s. Made/manufactured because, as you know CW re-enactment nostalgia/history buffs have been around since even the 1960s. And the site I found something similar at was also the location where re-enactments had gone on.
But there are tell-tale marks that experts can spot to tell the difference. But so long as you weren't hunting a spot where re-enactment pageants and stuff goes on, yours is probably the real deal. Nice find ! Welcome to T'net.
I found a supposed CW buckle once, at a historic site. However, it turned out to be a replica. Believe it or not replicas have been around since the early 1960s. Made/manufactured because, as you know CW re-enactment nostalgia/history buffs have been around since even the 1960s. And the site I found something similar at was also the location where re-enactments had gone on.
But there are tell-tale marks that experts can spot to tell the difference. But so long as you weren't hunting a spot where re-enactment pageants and stuff goes on, yours is probably the real deal. Nice find ! Welcome to T'net.
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jw, your buckle is CW era and a real one. the nickel silver wreath that was once soldered on is missing with remains of the solder showing. Nice find!!
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Now that's a plate to be proud of, super condition minus the applied wreaths.
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