Buckles/Plates

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FRENCH HORSE ARTILLERY 3-PIECE BELT PLATE

FRENCH HORSE ARTILLERY 3-PIECE BELT PLATE

This silver(ed) bronze buckle is the rare "Modèle d'août 1830" a design created during "The July Monarchy". In 1830, the discontent caused by Charles X’s authoritarian policies culminated in an… (2025-959). Learn More »

BRITISH STERLING SILVER ROYAL HOUSEHOLD OR LIVERY SWORD BELT PLATE

BRITISH STERLING SILVER ROYAL HOUSEHOLD OR LIVERY SWORD BELT PLATE

Made for a uniformed Royal servant of King George III by Peter Carter of London, England in 1794. The plate is beautifully hand engraved with the Order of the Garter and motto: "HONI SOIT QUI MALY… (2025-845). Learn More »

MARYLAND SWORD BELT PLATE

MARYLAND SWORD BELT PLATE

These plates follow the general configuration of the U.S. M1851, but substitute the 1854 version of the Great Seal of Maryland, simply moving the motto from a ribbon scroll at the bottom to the top of… (2025-767). Learn More »

EAST WOODS ANTIETAM RECOVERED M1855 RIFLEMAN’S BELT BUCKLE AND LOOPS

EAST WOODS ANTIETAM RECOVERED M1855 RIFLEMAN’S BELT BUCKLE AND LOOPS

This brass hardware from an 1855 pattern rifleman’s was recovered in the East Woods on the battlefield of Antietam. These belts were copies of the French 1847 pattern for the “Chasseurs a Pied,”… (490-7363). Learn More »

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NON-DUG, U.S. PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE

NON-DUG, U.S. PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE

This US shoulder belt plate was to be affixed to the front of the shoulder belt for the infantry cartridge box. It features a brass face featuring a raised spread-winged eagle design. Brass face shows… (2025-805). Learn More »

POST-CIVIL WAR OHIO SWORD BELT PLATE

POST-CIVIL WAR OHIO SWORD BELT PLATE

The plate is cast brass and rectangular in shape with the Ohio coat of arms at center. The detail of the mountains with the rising sun and the canal boat are excellent. Surrounding this central design… (2025-800). Learn More »

MAINE VOLUNTEER MILITIA CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE

MAINE VOLUNTEER MILITIA CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE

This is an excavated VMM box plate. These plates were patterned after the U.S. box plate, but were stamped VMM for Volunteer Militia of Maine, and are thought to have been issued to Maine’s ten… (2025-762). Learn More »

PHILADELPHIA FIRE ZOUAVES TWO-PIECE “P.F.Z.” BELT PLATE

PHILADELPHIA FIRE ZOUAVES TWO-PIECE “P.F.Z.” BELT PLATE

This is a cast brass, two-piece waist belt plate for a Pennsylvania militia unit. Very decorative plate with diagonal lines on the belt loops and wreath surrounding the central disk. That disk has… (2025-775). Learn More »

DINGEE MARKED ROUND EAGLE CARTRIDGE BOX SHOULDER BELT PLATE FROM DALTON/ROCKY FACE RIDGE, EX-KERKSIS

DINGEE MARKED ROUND EAGLE CARTRIDGE BOX SHOULDER BELT PLATE FROM DALTON/ROCKY FACE RIDGE, EX-KERKSIS

This regulation belt plate for the infantry cartridge box sling was in the collection of Syd Kerksis, well-known and respected early collector and author and comes with his annotated envelope… (2025-787). Learn More »

CIVIL WAR BELT WITH PATTERN 1851 NCO BUCKLE

CIVIL WAR BELT WITH PATTERN 1851 NCO BUCKLE

This is an old, but non-regulation belt in good condition. Belt is well worn and has tooled edges. The brass adjuster hook has iron rivets. Belt measures approximately 31” long as it is currently… (1268-1026). Learn More »

W.H. SMITH MARKED US CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE RECOVERED BY SYD KERKSIS AT MYER’S HILL SPOTSYLVANIA IN DECEMBER 1955

W.H. SMITH MARKED US CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE RECOVERED BY SYD KERKSIS AT MYER’S HILL SPOTSYLVANIA IN DECEMBER 1955

This maker-marked cartridge box plate was found at Myer’s Hill, the scene of fighting on May 14 at Spotsylvania as Grant tried to strike the right of the Confederate line, but poor roads delayed his… (2025-786). Learn More »

NON-DUG “THIN LETTER” STATE OF NEW YORK BELT PLATE

NON-DUG “THIN LETTER” STATE OF NEW YORK BELT PLATE

This is a match for O’Donnell & Campbell Plate 549 in very good condition. This has good definition to the letters and raised rims on the edge, traces of thin, faded gilt some recesses, but… (490-7273). Learn More »

SCARCE MEDIUM SIZE OVAL U.S. PLATE

SCARCE MEDIUM SIZE OVAL U.S. PLATE

This is a match for O’Donnell and Campbell Plate 516, one of two plates (along with #514) they attribute to early-war state contracts for volunteers that fall between the large and small size US… (490-7286). Learn More »

POST CIVIL WAR CA. 1875-1890 VIRGINIA OFFICER’S BELT PLATE

POST CIVIL WAR CA. 1875-1890 VIRGINIA OFFICER’S BELT PLATE

This plate bears a superficial similarity to the wartime rectangular Virginia sword belt plates using the Virginia seal in the raised oval with motto like Mullinax (1991) 393 or the panel plates with… (1287-02). Learn More »

MILITIA OFFICER’S SWORD BELT AND TWO-PIECE EAGLE PLATE CA 1855-1860

MILITIA OFFICER’S SWORD BELT AND TWO-PIECE EAGLE PLATE CA 1855-1860

This is very similar to O’Donnell and Campbell Plate 296, which they date 1855 to 1860 and attribute to an “1850’s trend toward the mass production of inexpensive plates to satisfy the demands… (362-1208). Learn More »

CS BUCKLE ON THE ORIGINAL BELT WITH CERTAINTY!

CS BUCKLE ON THE ORIGINAL BELT WITH CERTAINTY!

If you want "The Look" in a Confederate belt plate that was born on its original leather here you have it. The CS belt plate itself is the oval "egg shaped" stamped brass type. It has on the back… (1268-505). Learn More »

NON-DUG “THIN LETTER” STATE OF NEW YORK CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE

NON-DUG “THIN LETTER” STATE OF NEW YORK CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE

This is a match for O’Donnell & Campbell Plate 550 in very good condition, with good edge, nice bright patina, showing some original gilt and some minor age stains, and a full lead solder fill… (490-7276). Learn More »

RARE OHIO CARTRIDGE BOX BELT PLATE

RARE OHIO CARTRIDGE BOX BELT PLATE

Modelled on the US 1826 pattern round eagle breastplates, these are shown as Plate 471 in O’Donnell and Campbell. They are described in the state’s 1859 regulations and bear the coat of arms later… (1287-06). Learn More »

ALLEGHENY ARSENAL MODEL 1851 WAIST BELT & BUCKLE WITH ARTILLERY SHORT SWORD FROG

ALLEGHENY ARSENAL MODEL 1851 WAIST BELT & BUCKLE WITH ARTILLERY SHORT SWORD FROG

This is a very nice Civil War artilleryman’s waist belt and buckle with a frog for the 1832 short artillery sword that shows actual use. The cast brass eagle buckle has a three-piece applied German… (1286-611). Learn More »

CIVIL WAR OFFICER’S SWORD BELT WITH BELT BUCKLE AND STRAPS

CIVIL WAR OFFICER’S SWORD BELT WITH BELT BUCKLE AND STRAPS

This is an officer’s sword belt rig in good condition. Belt is constructed of folded leather that is stitched. Nice double-line stitching along outer edges on the belt. Belt leather measures… (1268-274). Learn More »


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CONFEDERATE CLOVERLEAF PIKE

A very good, unmarked example of the striking Confederate “cloverleaf” pike formerly in the collections of the Texas Civil War Museum. The nickname obviously derives from the trefoil spearhead with a long central blade widening out for the lower… (1179-1659). Learn More »

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