RARE WHEN ON LEATHER (COMMON) CONFEDERATE "WISHBONE" BUCKLE

RARE WHEN ON LEATHER (COMMON) CONFEDERATE

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$6,500.00

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Item Code: 1268-017

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Our Mr. Steven Roger's writes, "One of the more distinctive Confederate belt buckles is the frame pattern with a movable spit tongue sometimes called the “forked tongue” or “wishbone” pattern. The buckle is simple, practical, and lightweight, meant to have a plain leather belt sewn around the center bar that would be pierced with two rows of holes to spread the stress on the belt from a cap box, bayonet and possibly a cartridge box. These were easily made with both frame and tongue made of sand cast brass and were thus widely produced and in a variety of sizes." This one on its original belt is a large size measuring 64mm by 95mm. See Mullinax Confederate Belt Buckles & Plates page 89. The buckle has a light plum brown patina and is smooth and about perfect.

The leather belt is stable but hardened and brittle from age. There are a number of tears but if respectfully handled the belt will remain intact.  It is 2 inches wide and has a total length of about 30 inches.  A section of about 3 inches was missing in the rear of the belt but this compiler, a restorer as well, reshaped the belt and joined the 2 disparate sections making it whole again. The belt has a well-worn incised line top and bottom which one has to see to be satisfied that this is the original leather for this buckle. The leather is affixed to the buckle by folding it over the mid-section bar and tongue; it was then hand sewn in 3 horizontal lines. These buckles, of which thousands were produced, are rarely seen on the leather. Far more, rectangular "C.S. A" buckles on leather are extant than these. Mr. Ray Richey's only example and he had it all! [pe][ph:L]

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