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| Confederate Soldier Possibly from Mississippi, wearing a standard US M1839 Waist Belt & Baby Buckle, with a BLACK belt. |
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| Above Image is courtesy of Matthew Fleming, at the Civil War Image Shop, a Superb site for Hard Civil War Images. You can view Matthew's site at http://thecivilwarimageshop.com/Home_Page.php , or just click the Confederate Image above. |
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| Beautiful little plate on the belt it was originally intended for . |
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| Nice mellow patina on plate, and belt still pliable though showing some age cracking. |
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| Full lead solder, arrow hook, and bevel edge tongue all present on reverse and in good shape. |
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| Old repair about middle of back of belt, but well done, and belt is still strong. |
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| Excellent early US Infantryman's waist belt & buckle, often pressed into early Civil War service, and one not often seen. |
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