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Fine Non Dug M1839 "Baby" US Waist Belt Plate Here is a Fine Non-Dug Regulation 1839 Pattern, Small or “Baby” US Infantry Waist Belt Plate ! These buckles were used with the smaller 1.5 inch wide belts, for the Infantry, until replaced with the standard size Civil War US buckle, for 2 inch belt in 1857. This plate has a nice non dug patina, actually darker than my pictures, and a few areas of reddish highlites. Reverse shows full lead solder fill, one arrow hook, and the tongue all still nicely intact. Some very minor bends and a few small use scratches on the front. A Real Nice “Baby” US Waist Belt Plate that Displays Great !                $295   plus  shipping Finely Detailed & Nicely Gilted Officers Sword Belt Plate Here is a Fine Non Dug US Regulation 1851 Pattern, Officers Sword Belt Plate ! This one retains 99% of its original gold gilt on the front, and a good portion on the reverse. Plate has very fine details on the eagle, wings, and rest of the device, all on a stippled background. Applied tongue still tight and intact on the back, and someone very lightly carved LIII into the top of it.The front of this sword plate is almost identical to plate 646, page 391, of Campbell & O’Donnell’s book, American Military Belt Plates. I didn't even notice it until I listed the dug Officers Plate I just got, but like that one, this also has 6-point stars. Likely a mid-late war production sword belt plate.  A Very Fine Displaying Officers Sword Belt Plate !              $285  plus  shipping Super Nicely Gilted ca. 1845 Militia Officers Waist Belt Buckle Here is a Fine Non Dug ca. 1845, Two Piece Militia Buckle ! This fancy tongue & wreath buckle still retains 98% of its generous gold gilt. It has curved belt loops with a star on the upper and lower edges of the wreath, and a star on the eagles shield. This buckle is illustrated in O’Donnell & Campbell’s book, American Military Belt Plates, p. 216, plate 329. Several examples of this buckle have been excavated in Civil War Sites, and more can be seen in period images. This rectangular pattern though is still much less common than the often seen round two pieces. A Fine Displaying Pre- Civil War Militia Plate !               $395   plus shipping Fine ca. 1875 Militia Waist Belt Plate - For Company -G- Here is a Fine Condition ca. 1875 Militia Waist Belt Plate ! There is a near exact specimen of this plate in O’Donnell & Campbell’s book, American Military Belt Plates, p. 492, plate 824. The only noticeable difference between that example and this one, is the way the letter –G- is secured on the back. According to the book, this style of plate was popularized during the war by the 22nd New York State Militia. The wide tongue on both the one pictured in the book, and this example, date them post war though. Plate measures approximately 74mm wide by 60mm tall.  A Nice Almost 140 year Old, Indian War Era Militia Belt Plate that Displays Great & Won’t Break the Bank !                $80   plus shipping Website powered by Network Solutions®

From the once tented fields & woods, plus a few from the dusty old Trunk.