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Buckles and Plates
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   There
were many great relics out of the Shiloh collection that I
purchased, but I do believe this is one of the neatest. It is
a crude field made waist belt buckle that has ''southern'' written
all over it. The buckle measures 2'' wide and 1-1/4'' tall and
has a iron fork type tongue. This is a rarity you may never
see again and no doubt a poor Reb's camp made necessity. $75.
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  Great
example of a very rare Georgia tongue portion of a Georgia local
belt plate. Note the crude casting of the southern
manufacturing process. This plate has a nice woodsy brown
patina and is solid. With the right wreath this is a $5000
belt plate. This is a fine example of Georgia pride excavated
at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia. $1395.
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  This
is a great large sized Cavalry martingale. This fine example
was excavated in a Federal Cavalry campsite in Collierville,
Tennessee. When excavated there was a little rim damage on the
lower half. The top rim from the 10:00 position to the
2:00 position was all there as well as the integrity of the complete
heart. Just the rim was repaired from the 10:00 down and the
2:00 down. This is a great Cavalry relic that looks great and
priced wonderful. $395.
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     Here
is a cool just as excavated CS Breckenridge style buckle. This
plate was dug in January of this year in Bedford County near
Shelbyville, Tennessee. As you can see there are a few small
dings and a light crease. The hooks are missing as usual, as
they were sweated on and did not hold up under hard usage. The
plate has a nice defined strike and shows up well. If you look
in the last picture you can see that the Confederate soldier scribed
his initials ''A.S.'' lightly into the plate. This is a plate
that looks great as is and will not cost in the mid threes. A
center piece that anyone would be proud to own. Note that this
plate is published on page 13 of this months ''American Digger''
magazine. $2,695.
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  This
is a very nice baby sized ''Georgia frame'' buckle. We call
these the ''Georgia frame'' due to the fact that some of these were
actually marked McElroy & Hunt / Macon GA. This is the
unmarked buckle and has the beveled edge as the marked ones do.
This buckle was excavated by Larry Thomas around the Shelbyville,
Tennessee area. This is a wonderful Confederate buckle with a
great patina. $595.
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