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DUG PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE

DUG PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE

Face is in nice condition and free of cracks and chips. Detail to the eagle is good however some of it is subdued due to the contrasting light and dark surface patina. Reverse has 100% of the lead and… (565-1902). Learn More »

PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE RECOVERED AT FREDERICKSBURG

PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE RECOVERED AT FREDERICKSBURG

Plate is in solid condition. There are no visible cracks or chips. The edge is complete with no missing brass. Eagle is slightly subdued by the brown dirt patina which has filled in some of the lower… (2022-1428). Learn More »

PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE RECOVERED AT FREDERICKSBURG

PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE RECOVERED AT FREDERICKSBURG

Plate is in solid condition. There are no visible cracks or chips. The edge is complete with no missing brass. Eagle is slightly subdued by the brown dirt patina which has filled in some of the lower… (2022-1426). Learn More »

WHITE BUFF MODEL 1832 HEAVY ARTILLERY SWORD BELT WITH PLATE

WHITE BUFF MODEL 1832 HEAVY ARTILLERY SWORD BELT WITH PLATE

White buff leather is in excellent condition. The belt is constructed in three sections which are connected by two square brass rings. Hanging from the rings is a white buff frog for a Model 1832… (766-1604). Learn More »

$1,250.00
Originally $1,500.00

MAINE “VMM” CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE FROM ORANGE, VIRGINIA

MAINE “VMM” CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE FROM ORANGE, VIRGINIA

These plates, measuring 56 X 87mm, followed the standard U.S. 1839 version, but with VMM stamped in the rolled brass indicating Volunteer Militia of Maine. These were paired on equipment with the… (1184-148). Learn More »

CIVIL WAR NCO ROUND EAGLE SHOULDER BELT PLATE

CIVIL WAR NCO ROUND EAGLE SHOULDER BELT PLATE

These plates were introduced in 1826 for use on the bayonet shoulder belt. When the bayonet was switched to wear on the waistbelt in the early 1840s these plates with hooks were relegated to use on… (1184-136). Learn More »

US PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE, FROM G.A.R. POST 551 COLLECTION (YORK SPRINGS, PA)

US PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE, FROM G.A.R. POST 551 COLLECTION (YORK SPRINGS, PA)

This Federal shoulder belt plate is of the regulation 1826 pattern. Constructed in the die-struck and rolled brass method, the brass accoutrement’s face shows a clear eagle in the center. Face has a… (2022-1849). Learn More »

MAINE VOLUNTEER “VMM” BELT PLATE FROM ORANGE, VA

MAINE VOLUNTEER “VMM” BELT PLATE FROM ORANGE, VA

O’Donnell and Campbell date the purchase of these plates by the state of Maine between 1855 and 1861 for the Volunteer Militia of Maine, organized in 1851, and which furnished ten regiments of… (1184-144). Learn More »

MILITIA EAGLE PANEL BELT PLATE

MILITIA EAGLE PANEL BELT PLATE

Panel plates, so called from the use of the central rectangular panel with scalloped corners setting off a central emblem against a frame border, came in around 1835 and became very popular in the… (1184-147). Learn More »

SMALL PATTERN 1839 US PLATE WITHOUT LEAD FILL

SMALL PATTERN 1839 US PLATE WITHOUT LEAD FILL

This is made of die-struck rolled brass in the usual fashion of the M1839 plate and has a single arrow back stud and belt hook soldered in place on the reverse, a pattern of fastener well known from… (2022-2281). Learn More »

MILITIA EAGLE PANEL BELT PLATE 1855-1865

MILITIA EAGLE PANEL BELT PLATE 1855-1865

This is a pretty militia plate using an American eagle with arrows and olive branch as the central motif on the scalloped corner panel at center along with a US shield on its chest that has a single… (1184-146). Learn More »

CIVIL WAR NEW YORK MILITIA 1851 PATTERN SWORD BELT PLATE

CIVIL WAR NEW YORK MILITIA 1851 PATTERN SWORD BELT PLATE

Although evolving from the US Model 1832 general staff rectangular waist belt plates with a US in a wreath, the immediate impetus to New York’s adoption of this plate for officers and enlisted men… (1184-141). Learn More »

US PATTERN 1826 EAGLE CARTRIDGE BOX BREAST PLATE DUG A FREDERICKSBURG

US PATTERN 1826 EAGLE CARTRIDGE BOX BREAST PLATE DUG A FREDERICKSBURG

The face is slightly discolored from ground action leaving a mix of dark and light patina. The face is free of cracks and bends. Eagle stamping is good but slightly subdued due to oxidation. Reverse… (2022-1423). Learn More »

RELIC STATE OF NEW YORK “SNY” BELT PLATE

RELIC STATE OF NEW YORK “SNY” BELT PLATE

This is a nice excavated SNY belt plate. Pattern 1839 belt buckle with puppy-paw hooks. Beautiful brown face with the letters “SNY” in the center. Light wear over face with smooth chocolate brown… (2022-1554). Learn More »

POST CIVIL WAR VIRGINIA TWO-PIECE SWORD BELT BUCKLE

POST CIVIL WAR VIRGINIA TWO-PIECE SWORD BELT BUCKLE

This sword belt plate is very similar to some wartime and prewar Virginia plates, but we feel it probably postdates the war, though excavated in Orange, Virginia. The central disk with narrow edge… (1184-117). Learn More »

US MODEL 1851 OFFICER’S SWORD BELT AND SCARCE SOLDER-BACKED PLATE

US MODEL 1851 OFFICER’S SWORD BELT AND SCARCE SOLDER-BACKED PLATE

This is the regulation sword belt for U.S. officers in the Civil War. The rectangular eagle belt plate with the arms of the U.S. is an early style, likely prewar or very early war, made of stamped… (1052-222). Learn More »

1865-1890 US REVENUE CUTTER BELT RIG & PLATE

1865-1890 US REVENUE CUTTER BELT RIG & PLATE

Belt is made of one piece of leather approx. 31.00 inches long x 1.75 wide. The interior of the belt has a sewn seam running down the center while the exterior face of the belt has a tooled line… (490-3646). Learn More »

STATE OF NEW YORK CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE DUG ALONG THE TANEYTOWN ROAD AT GETTYSBURG – KEN BREAM COLLECTION

STATE OF NEW YORK CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE DUG ALONG THE TANEYTOWN ROAD AT GETTYSBURG – KEN BREAM COLLECTION

Plate has a dark, almost black face with a strong “SNY” stamping. Face is free of dings and dents. Reverse has 99% of the lead fill but no hooks. This plate is from the collection of local… (1163-220). Learn More »

$975.00
ON HOLD

RELIC SNY PLATE FROM A SHIP WRECK OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST

RELIC SNY PLATE FROM A SHIP WRECK OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST

This relic belt plate consists of the center part of the plate only. The entire border as well as both posts and tongue on the reverse are gone. The face has a dark and scaly appearance with most of… (1181-20). Learn More »

CIVIL WAR NAVY OFFICER’S SWORD BELT

CIVIL WAR NAVY OFFICER’S SWORD BELT

Belt is made of black bridle leather which is very pliable. Belt meas. approx. 1.75 inches wide with a tooled line along each edge. Plate is a two-piece tongue and wreath with a spread-winged eagle… (2022-1096). Learn More »

$750.00
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ARMED CONFEDERATE LIEUTENANT COLONEL

This uncased eighth-plate tintype is a very clear studio view of a Confederate lieutenant colonel wear frock coat, narrow brim hat, gauntlets and tall boots. He has tilted his hat slightly to one side and wears a sort of tight-lipped smile. His… (1138-2029). Learn More »

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