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| Beautiful Excavated Eagle Sword Belt Plate |
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| Here is a beautiful, excavated example of the typical Civil War,
Sword Belt Plate. Remnants of the German silver wreath remain,
plate has good details on the face, and a very pretty green and plumb
patina. Standard Civil War period narrow tongue still intact on the back,
and retains the original body curve. Just a very nice excavated sword
plate that would be hard to upgrade, and will display perfectly !
Recovered at a Massachusetts house site.
$285 plus shipping
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| Nice US Boxplate - Full lead & Both Loops |
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| Here's a wonderful, excavated US boxplate with nice dark green patina,
full lead solder fill, and both iron loops intact ! No damage to the rim or
border, and actually no damage to speak of, to the entire plate. Lead
solder fill on the reverse is uneven, but was likely done during the
manufacturing process. Overall, it's just a beautiful US boxplate, that's
well above ordinary, and displays great ! Recovered Petersburg,
Virginia.
$235 plus shipping
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| Excellent US Boxplate w/Both Loops - Dug Port Hudson |
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| This is another very nice US Boxplate. Slick brown face with just a little bit of scale on the upper left section. This could probably be removed if you wish, but it really looks good just as is. Reverse still has both iron loops remaining upright, and both are strong. Full slick lead is almost smooth, with one minor recent scratch, possibly received when it was dug. This is the pattern with the short fat letters that really stand out well. Dug near Port Hudson, Louisiana, this one will stand out in your US plate display ! $215 plus shipping
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| State Of New York - SNY - Waist Belt Plate - Recovered Ream's Station, Virginia |
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| Just about any State of New York, or SNY Waist Belt Plate is
getting hard to find ! Here's one though, that had a hard life in the
ground, causing it to have a nice price, but still retains all hooks, and
displays the SNY letters nicely ! It's a tight example with no flaking,
or looseness, thought several freeze cracks are evident, as well as
some major rim damage. The SNY letters still display very well though,
and reverse shows both puppy paw hooks, as well as the beveled
edge tongue ! Bowed out a bit also, but it is what it is, and absolutely
genuine ! A decent, or starter example of a rare buckle, at a good
price ! Recovered Reams's Station, Virginia .
$299 plus shipping
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| ca. 1855 Pollack Brothers Stamped Militia Type Buckle Tongue - From California Gold Fields |
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| This is an excellent condition Tongue for a ca. 1855 two-piece
Buckle ! The device is a Federal Eagle with olive branch & arrows
in his talons, on a lined field, with an inner border around that, and
the outside edge has the words, " *** Pollack Brothers *** New
York." The belt loop also has a lined design on it, and entire
tongue is of thin stamped brass construction. The only tiny
damage at all, is one lower corner of the belt loop is slightly
clipped. Actually, that may have been a manufacturing flaw,
or was done in the period, as the edge of that corner has the
same nice plumb/brown patina as the rest of the tongue.
Otherwise, no cracks, breaks, repairs, or damage of any
sort. Pollack Brothers went into business in San Francisco,
in 1855, with another New York Firm, William Tasussig &
Co. In 1856, the firm was changed to simply Pollack
Brothers. It all makes sense as this tongue was excavated in
California. Tongue is approximately 2 inches by 2 inches, with
center device measuring about 1.125 inches in diameter. A
beautiful, early stamped brass tongue, from the Gold Fields
of California ! It displays great !
$249 plus shipping
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| Beautiful Excavated Confederate Sheet Brass Buckle |
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| Here's a real nice example of the Confederate Sheet Brass Waist
Belt Plate ! It's got a beautiful smooth dark green patina, with one
corner bent over, but still displays great. The reverse shows a lot
of solder remnants, and quite a bit of iron rusting, where the iron
wire belt hooks were once soldered. Reverse also shows the same
nice dark patina. It's a larger example measuring 82mm wide by
55mm tall. This Southern Plate displays just beautifully, and will
make a nice addition to your Confederate Collection ! Recovery
location unknown.
$249 plus shipping
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| Absolutely Gorgeous US Boxplate - Both Loops - Recovered Nashville |
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| This would be a great companion for that Super Nice Eagle
Breast Plate ! It's a Beautiful Excavated US Boxplate with
no damage of any sort ! The face shows a wonderful smooth
brown patina, with no dings or blemishes, except a tiny bit of
encrusted dirt around the very edges. The reverse shows 100%
lead fill still intact in excellent shape, as are both iron loops !
Don't think you could ever upgrade this one ! Recovered
Nashville, Tennessee.
$269 plus shipping Sale Pending BL
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| A Superb Condition Eagle Breast Plate ! |
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| Here is an Absolutely Superb Excavated Eagle Breast Plate !
They just hardly ever come out of the ground like this anymore.
It's got a wonderful smooth green/brown patina, with no damage
of any sort. Just a tiny bit of encrusted dirt around the very edge.
Reverse shows 100% of the original lead fill still intact, as are
both iron loops ! I don't know it for a fact, but I would bet this
one came out of the ground years ago. You can look a long time,
but I doubt you'll find a nicer example !
SOLD
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| Beautiful State Of New York - SNY - Waist Belt Plate - Recovered 1st Cold Harbor/Gaine's Mill, Virginia |
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| Man, this State of New York, SNY Waist Belt Plate really has
a beautiful face on it ! It's an old, old recovery, probably from
the 1960's-70s, with a smooth chocolate brown patina to the
front, and a few small areas on the high points and edges where
the brass shows thru. The reverse shows nearly all the lead solder
fill still intact, as are both puppy paws, but the tongue was broken
at the surface, probably during the war. A few small chips to the
lead fill near the edges, but nothing major, and one minor edge
bend, that does not show from the front. Just a real nice
displaying SNY New York Waist Belt Plate ! Recovered
1st Cold Harbor, or Gaines Mill, Virginia.
SOLD
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| Western Pattern CS Egg Waist Belt Plate w/CS That Stands Out Nicely - Liberty Gap, Tennessee |
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| This Confederate CS Egg Belt Buckle dug from a position of General
Patrick Cleburne's Troops, shows much better than average stamping
of the letters CS ! They really stand out well and can be easily seen,
as opposed to some, with light stamping that gives little definition to
the letter -C- . When it was recovered, the buckle had a fold or bend
up, just to the left of the letter -C-, which has been very professionally
straightened, by the best man in the business, who also added the iron
telegraph wire type hooks, on the reverse. Just straightened on the left,
edge and hooks added, no reassembly or put together. There's a bit of
surface roughness, but not bad at all for an excavated western egg, as
these are thin. The patina is a nice dark plumb/brown color, with
scattered areas of light green. Displays very nicely ! General Patrick
Cleburne's Troops were arguably the Confederate " shock troops " of
the western theatre, and included men from Alabama, Arkansas,
Mississippi, and Texas among others.A good example of the
Confederate CS Egg Waist Belt Plate !
SOLD
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| Beautiful Large Confederate Forked Tongue Buckle - Shelbyville, Tennesse |
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| This is really a super nice example of the large Confederate Forked
Tongue Buckle ! It's got a beautiful light green patina, with a few
areas of darker green, mixed with brown. It also has not one issue,
no cracks, bad bends, breaks, or repairs, just no damage or problems
whatsoever ! Except for a light rinsing of water, it's just as it came out
of the ground ! It measures 65mm by 95mm. A " first rate " example
of the Confederate Forked Tongue Waist Belt buckle, that will never
need any upgrading. Recovered Shelbyville, Tennessee.
SOLD
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| Excellent Condition Dug US Puppy Paw Buckle |
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| This is a real nice example of the US Puppy Paw Waist Belt Plate !
It's got a nice smooth patina, that's a mix of brown and dark green,
with no damage to either the face or the rim. The reverse shows
99% full lead fill, with only a couple of very minor scratches on it,
and all three belt attachments still intact in great shape. The tongue
has a nice deep dark patina, and has not been mashed down like
many. The puppy studs still retain the small bit of lead covering
they had at issue. Overall, an excellent dug example of the early
pattern US Buckle, that displays great ! Recovery location
unknown.
SOLD
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