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INDIAN WARS PERIOD RHODE ISLAND OFFICER’S BELT AND BUCKLE

INDIAN WARS PERIOD RHODE ISLAND OFFICER’S BELT AND BUCKLE

Ca. 1870-1885 Rhode Island officer’s belt and plate. This is plate 843 in O’Donnell & Campbell who note that it appears in the 1885 Ames Sword Company catalog and that two different grades are… (1216-200). Learn More »

DUG P1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE – 2nd MANASSAS; EX-KERKSIS

DUG P1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE – 2nd MANASSAS; EX-KERKSIS

This exceptional relic was in the collection of Syd Kerksis, well-known and respected early collector and author. It comes with his annotated envelope indicating he recovered it in July 1954 on… (2023-130). Learn More »

CARVED CARTRIDGE BOX BELT PLATE OF WILLIAM CHURCH, CO. K 13th VERMONT, KILLED IN ACTION AT GETTYSBURG IN THE REPULSE OF PICKETT’S CHARGE, WITH BATTLE DAMAGE

CARVED CARTRIDGE BOX BELT PLATE OF WILLIAM CHURCH, CO. K 13th VERMONT, KILLED IN ACTION AT GETTYSBURG IN THE REPULSE OF PICKETT’S CHARGE, WITH BATTLE DAMAGE

  “After the battle was won, and the victory was ours, and we were returning to a position in the front line, a hostile shell hit him and burst causing almost instant death. Among all the bodies… (2025-41). Learn More »

$4,250.00
ON HOLD

EXCAVATED BRASS FACE OF “VMM” OVAL PLATE

EXCAVATED BRASS FACE OF “VMM” OVAL PLATE

Presented here is the excavated brass face of what was once a “Volunteer Maine Militia” oval waist belt plate or cartridge box plate that was issued to the State’s volunteer infantrymen early in… (665-107). Learn More »

M1851 BUFF LEATHER SWORD BELT WITH ALL STRAPS

M1851 BUFF LEATHER SWORD BELT WITH ALL STRAPS

This well used buff leather Model 1851 sword belt comes complete with sword hangers, shoulder strap (Sam Brown), all brass hardware, and NCO style eagle belt plate with German silver wreath. The brown… (480-385). Learn More »

GETTYBURG RECOVERED CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE

GETTYBURG RECOVERED CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE

This regulation US cartridge box plate was recovered at Gettysburg and as typical of many battlefield pick-ups was once mounted for display on a relic board, as shown by small holes at top, bottom and… (286-1398). Learn More »

VERY NICE P1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE

VERY NICE P1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE

Original non-excavated Civil War eagle cross belt plate constructed of stamped brass with lead fill.  These plates adorned the cartridge box shoulder sling, and this example retains both iron loops… (490-7142). Learn More »

NEAR MINT P1839 US CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE

NEAR MINT P1839 US CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE

Featuring the original gilding on the stamped brass, this is as close to new condition as an item of this age can possibly be. The reverse of the plate features lead filling that has yet to fully… (1121-16). Learn More »

NEAR MINT P1839 US CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE

NEAR MINT P1839 US CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE

Featuring the original gilding on the stamped brass, this is as close to new condition as an item of this age can possibly be. The reverse of the plate features lead filling that has yet to fully… (1121-15). Learn More »

VERY SCARCE P1839 MEDIUM SIZED US BELT PLATE

VERY SCARCE P1839 MEDIUM SIZED US BELT PLATE

According to famous authors and researchers ‘O’Donnell’ and ‘Campbell’, this style of plate is dated to 1861 and differs slightly from Mexican War era general issue plates in several… (490-7144). Learn More »

STATE OF MARYLAND OFFICER’S SWORD BELT PLATE

STATE OF MARYLAND OFFICER’S SWORD BELT PLATE

This belt plate was manufactured by Emerson Gaylord shortly before the Civil War when some of Baltimore’s uniformed militia companies made a purchase of sword belts carrying these plates. Emerson… (1259-07). Learn More »

VERY RARE CONFEDERATE “ROPE BORDER” BELT PLATE

VERY RARE CONFEDERATE “ROPE BORDER” BELT PLATE

Dug condition stamped brass oval “rope border” belt plate. Unlike their US counterparts, these were not lead filled.  These are not commonly found and can most often be traced back to the… (1202-260). Learn More »

VERY RARE DUG CSA RECTANGULAR PLATE

VERY RARE DUG CSA RECTANGULAR PLATE

This is wonderful example of a dug rectangular Confederate belt plate, that appears to be classified by collectors as Mullinax #109, based upon the listing in his book Confederate Belt Buckles and… (1202-259). Learn More »

$2,950.00
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SKIN OF AN SNY BELT PLATE DUG AT HARRISON’S LANDING

SKIN OF AN SNY BELT PLATE DUG AT HARRISON’S LANDING

This is the skin only of a State of New York belt plate emblazoned with the initials “SNY.” The plate has a nice dark face with some lighter discoloration from ground action. The edge of the plate… (410-853). Learn More »

VERY SCARCE CIVIL WAR MUSICIAN DRUMMER BREAST PLATE STICK HOLDER

VERY SCARCE CIVIL WAR MUSICIAN DRUMMER BREAST PLATE STICK HOLDER

These clipped-corner rectangular breast plates with two cannon barrel like tubes were intended to hold a drummer’s drumsticks while mounted to a drummer’s sling.  When not in use, the sticks… (490-7162). Learn More »

ROUND EAGLE CARTRIDGE BOX SHOULDER BELT PLATE FROM 18th CORPS LINES, COLD HARBOR, EX-KERKSIS

ROUND EAGLE CARTRIDGE BOX SHOULDER BELT PLATE FROM 18th CORPS LINES, COLD HARBOR, EX-KERKSIS

This regulation belt plate for the cartridge box sling was in the collection of Syd Kerksis, well-known and respected early collector and author. It comes with his annotated envelope indicating he… (766-2044). Learn More »

$395.00
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ROUND EAGLE CARTRIDGE BOX SHOULDER BELT PLATE FROM 1st DIVISION 2nd CORPS LINES, COLD HARBOR, EX-KERKSIS

ROUND EAGLE CARTRIDGE BOX SHOULDER BELT PLATE FROM 1st DIVISION 2nd CORPS LINES, COLD HARBOR, EX-KERKSIS

This regulation belt plate for the cartridge box sling was in the collection of Syd Kerksis, well-known and respected early collector and author. It comes with his annotated envelope indicating he… (766-2048). Learn More »

CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE FROM THE NAVAL BATTERY AT HARPERS FERRY

CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE FROM THE NAVAL BATTERY AT HARPERS FERRY

This is an excellent excavated regulation US cartridge box plate recovered by Syd Kerksis, well known early relic hunter, collector and author of several respected books on Civil War material. It… (2024-1732). Learn More »

U.S. BELT PLATE RECOVERED BY SYD KERKSIS IN JULY 1960 AT BLACKFORD’S  FORD, MD

U.S. BELT PLATE RECOVERED BY SYD KERKSIS IN JULY 1960 AT BLACKFORD’S FORD, MD

This plate was recovered by Syd Kerksis, one of the legendary early relic hunters and collectors, author of books on military belt plates and Civil War projectiles and comes with his original… (766-2046). Learn More »

CARTRIDGE BOX BELT PLATE FROM 10th CORPS LINES AT THE WILDERNESS, EX-KERKSIS

CARTRIDGE BOX BELT PLATE FROM 10th CORPS LINES AT THE WILDERNESS, EX-KERKSIS

This regulation belt plate for the cartridge box sling was in the collection of Syd Kerksis, well-known and respected early collector and author and comes with his annotated envelope indicating he… (766-2045). Learn More »


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SELMA ARSENAL WRAPPER AND ENFIELD CARTRIDGES

Included in a wood display case is a cartridge wrapper from Selma Arsenal dated July 1864, seven complete cartridges, and a pack of percussion caps.  The cartridges and caps came out of this wrapper.  An excavated Enfield bullet is also included,… (1000-743). Learn More »

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