C.S. and C.S.A. Two Piece Belt Plates and Spurs
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Original C.S. two piece belt plates on leather.
I dug this Confederate States two piece with sword hanger and
Confederate Carbine Buckle with carbine hook from the White Oak Swamp, VA Seven Days battlefield along with the remains of the saddle.
Also dug several other C.S. two piece belt plates here.
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Army of Northern Virginia
T-57 Confederate States Two Piece Belt Plate. (yellow brass) Original dug Glendale, VA. This was the first C.S. two piece I dug and I wear it on my relic hunting belt.
T-60 Confederate States Two Piece Belt Plate. Original found White Oak Swamp, VA by Wesley Smith.
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TG-57 Confederate States Two Piece. Original is in the Virginia Historical Society, Maryland-Steuart Collection.
T-54 (Old English) Confederate States Two Piece Belt Plate. (Yellow Brass) worn by Engineers and Medical Staff Officers. Circa 1861-1865
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T-59 Confederate States Two Piece Belt Plate. (Red Brass) Original dug by Ronnie Mantlo, Glendale Va.
TG-54 (Script) Confederate States Two Piece Belt Plate red brass. John McAden Collection
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 TG-59 Confederate States Two Piece Sword Belt Plate. (red brass) Original found Malvern Hill, VA by GW.
T-51 (Old English) Confederate States Two Piece Belt Plate. Maryland-Steuart Collection, Virginia Historical Society
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The battlefields for the CS two piece belt plates are the 1862 Seven Days Battles
and surrounding Richmond, VA campsites and battlefields.
The original belt plates are in Gary Williams pattern collection and used to cast
the reproductions.
and surrounding Richmond, VA campsites and battlefields.
The original belt plates are in Gary Williams pattern collection and used to cast
the reproductions.
GW's original CS two piece on leather belt displayed in his Cold Harbor CW Museum 1981-1996 (TG-60). You can have a belt made just as the original, see "Belts" 
Back of the C S two piece tongue and wreath. GW - HBF will be stamped into the back of the tongue.
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TG-60 Confederate States Two Piece Belt Plate Original found Dinwiddie Court House by Gary Williams
Original cast in "Red Brass". Most all CS two piece were cast in red brass. Add Zinc to the molted metal {copper} and you would have the yellow brass.
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G-49 Officers Confederate States Two Piece Maryland-Steuart Collection, Virginia Historical Society. A beautiful Army of Tennessee Leech & Rigdon two piece with "L" stamped into the wreath. Circa 1861-1865
"L" for Leech & Rigdon stamped inside the wreath.
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Script CS on the original leather belt. Same style as the TG-54.
 Confederate wearing the same style as the T-57 CS two piece.
Original CS two piece on leather belts.
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 TG-HC Richmond C S Two Piece Belt Plate (red brass). The original dug by the late Howard R. Crouch. Author of many Civil War reference books and one of the early relic hunters. Original dug Warrenton, VA by Howard in the 1960's.
Original C S two piece dug Hanover Court House by Henry Yelinek. Same type as the TG-56.
Original CS Two Piece on the belt.
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TG-1863 Officers C.S. Two Piece Belt Plate Circa 1861-1865
Battlefield dug original CS two piece . Same type as the TG-57 CS. This type wreath was not the original design. It was probably replaced at the Officer's request.
Original battlefield dug Freedom or Death wreath.
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 TG-49 Officers CS Two Piece Belt Plate original dug Outer Defense Lines of Richmond, VA.
Freedom or Death CS two piece I cast until I copied the original pictured above right. Tongue & Wreath cast from original and wreath we cut the letters. I cast several of this type before I replaced my master pattern with the original copy. Circa 2002-2009
Odd CS Two Piece. John McAden Collection.
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TG (Freedom or Death) CS Two Piece. Most originals dug in Vicksburg, Mississippi and Arkansas. A very rare two piece Trans-Mississippi style that was a left-handed tongue with Gothic letters. Southern war cry "Freedom or Death" cut into the wreath. Circa 1861-1865
Top Freedom or Death CS Two Piece is yellow brass and bottom is red brass.
Original Freedom or Death CS Two Piece. Circa 1861-1864
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 TG-T.W. CS Two Piece Belt Plate shown in red brass. TG-T.W. reproduction is cast from the original dug buckle pictured on the far right.
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Photo with a C. S. two piece
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Original dug by Teresa Williams at Reams Station, Petersburg, Va. used as pattern for TG-T.W.
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 TG-WG CS Two Piece Belt Plate shown in yellow brass
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Original used as master for TG-WG displayed in Cold Harbor CW Museum |
 TG-7 C.S. Two Piece Belt Plate shown in red brass.
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This is the orgininal used as master pattern for TG-7 Original found Murfreesboro, TN
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TG-1862 -Richmond CS Two Piece. (Officers Type) Cast in Richmond, VA. Foundry. Original dug from Bermuda Hundred Confederate Trench Line. Circa 1862-1864
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TG - CS/US Confederate States Two Piece Belt Plate
(a Union Artillery US two piece was used to make this CS) original dug Fredericksburg, Va.
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T-56 CS Two Piece Belt Plate
Original dug Hanover Court House, VA
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TG 56 Officer's CS Two Piece Belt Plate
Original found Fredericksburg, Va.
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Army of Tennessee/Western Campaign
G-45 Rectangle CS Two Piece Belt Plate. Circa-1861-1865. Army of Tennessee used these type two piece belt plates. Crude sand casting. Rare.
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Army of Tennessee officer wearing the rare rectangle two piece.
Original Rectangle C.S. two piece on the leather belt. Same as in the photo above.
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TG-45 CS Two Piece Belt Plate Original of this plate are dug in the Army of Tennessee area.
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TG-TEXAS (T.Miller) CS/Star Two Piece
(this buckle is same size as the CS Officer's two piece)
Circa {Thanks to Danny Spencer}
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TG-Texas Miller CS/Star Buttons Coat and Cuff
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TG-8 C.S. Two Piece (Plain Wreath)
original dug Confederate camp in Tennessee
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TG-5 C.S. Coin Style Two Piece
....original dug Shelbyville, Tn.
1861-1865
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TG-2 C.S. Plain Two Piece
original dug Tennessee
Circa 1861-1865
Original Tennessee Confederate States Two Piece. Rarity 9 Circa 1861-1865. Cast with smooth wreath. The C S was pressed into the sand mold of the same type plain two piece pictured above. This type only found in Tennessee Confederate camps and battle sites. My master pattern copied from this belt plate.
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TG-2A C.S. Plain Two Piece
original dug Nashville, TN
(Shown here in Red Brass)
The back of the original on the left. The reproduction has the same back.
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TG-4 Leech & Rigdon C.S. Two Piece
original dug Port Hudson, Louisiana
TG-TN Confederate States Two Piece. Circa 1861-1865. Found in Army of Tennessee sites. Rarity 9
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TG-6 C. S. Two Piece "Coin" Style (variant)
original dug Corinth, Mississippi
TG-TN(2) Confederate States Two Piece. Circa 1861-1865. Found only in Army of Tennessee sites. The CS was pressed into the sand mold of the plain two piece type pictured above left TG-2A.
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TG BG&M CSA Officers Two Piece Belt Plate
1861-1865 Maker Boyle, Gamble and MacFee, Richmond, Va. thanks Danny Spencer
Confederate Cavalry
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TG-CS1 Confederate States Two Piece Artillery Belt Plate Note the raised circle below the CS on the center disc. The letters CS were pressed into the sand mold and the circle is where the person making the sand mold pressed the letters a little too deep showing the round tool to which the CS letters were attached. They used a plain tongue Artillery two piece to cast this type belt plate.
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TG-CS3 Artillery Style Plain Two Piece
circa1861 - 1862 Original dug - Outer Defense of Richmond Note: this would have been the plain tongue master pattern used to add the CS letters to create TG-CS1 and TG-CS2
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TG-CS2 Artillery Confederate States Two Piece Belt Plate Note the crooked S, indicating the individual letter that was hand pressed into the sand mold
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TG-Cooke C. S. Officers Two Piece Belt Plate
Worn by John R. Cooke, (Jeb Stuart's brother-in-law)
circa 1861-1865
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John R. Cooke
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TG-CSA/Hoke CSA Two Piece Belt Plate worn by Gen. Robert F. Hoke, NC
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Gen. Robert F. Hoke
North Carolina
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TG-CS2 Officer's Confederate States Two Piece
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G-50 Confederate States Two Piece Belt Plate
Circa 1861-1865
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TG-CS3 Bar Type Confederate States Two Piece
(known as the Richmond bar type)
original dug Cold Harbor, VA
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G-46 Confederate States Two Piece Belt Plate
original dug near Nashville, TN
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TG-Shield CS Confederate Officers Two Piece Belt Plate Circa 1861-1865
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TG-Shield CS-Gold/Silver Confederate Officers Two Piece Belt Plate. 24kt gold with silver plate Eagle.
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TG-CSA/NC CSA / North Carolina Two Piece Belt Plate (original dug Wilmington,N.C.)
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TG-CS6 CS Officer's Two Piece. Circa 1861-1865
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TG-CS Disc (applied disc to plain tongue) Two Piece Note: When the pattern was made for this belt plate they used two different buckles. Original dug Corinth, Miss.
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TG-CS18 Officers (western bar type) CS Two Piece
Circa 1861-1865
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G-47 (Haiman) CS Two Piece Belt Plate
Maryland-Steuart Collection, Virginia Historical Society
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TG19 Western CS (bar-type) Two Piece
original dug in Confederate camp, TN
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TG 47 (Haiman) CS Two Piece Belt Plate This one copied from original dug Spring Hill, Tenn.
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Original Haiman CS Two Piece Belt Plate
dug Spring Hill, TN
Henry Yelinek on the right was one of the first relic hunters at Cold Harbor. GW on the left. 1960's
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G-48 CS Two Piece Belt Plate
Maryland-Steuart Collection, Virginia Historical Society
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TG-CSA Va. Style Two Piece Belt Plate
Circa 1861 - 1865
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TG-55 CS Two Piece Belt Plate. Circa 1861-1865
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TG-CSA BG&M2 CSA Two Piece Belt Plate. Circa 1861-1865
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G-44 CSA Two Piece Maryland-Stuart Collection Virginia Historical
Society
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T-58 Small CS Two Piece Circa 1960 to fit 1 inch belt loop.
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TG-CS L&R CS Two Piece. This is type dug from TN campsites and battlefields.
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TG-CS12 Officer's CS Two Piece Belt Plate
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TG-CS14 Confederate States Two Piece Army of Tennessee
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TG-CS50 CS Two Piece Belt Plate original dug Highland Springs, VA. Also a Louisiana two piece applied disc. Circa 1861-1864.
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TG-CSA Button Two Piece Belt Plate. Made from a CSA uniform button and takes a one inch wide belt. Circa 2010
TG-(CS1-INCH) CS Two Piece One Inch Belt. Circa 2011
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TG-CoinB Confederate States Two Piece dug from 1864 Cold Harbor
Original C.S. two piece on leather. Same type as the TG-CS3A
Original "coin" style C.S. two piece
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TG-CS Odd Confederate Two Piece Belt Plate
TG-57(2) Confederate States Two Piece Belt Plate. Original dug Reams Station, Dinwiddie Court House, VA by GW. Joe Leisch (Abe Lincoln) also dug a CS the same relic hunt.
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TG-CS3A Confederate States Two Piece Belt Plate Richmond, VA Type
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TG-9(CS) Confederate Carbine Sling Belt Plate (Smaller in size than the Union carbine sling buckle) original dug by GW, White Oak Swamp, Va. (Seven Days battlefield)
Take a look at the buckles these old Confederate Veterans are wearing. The Confederate on the left is wearing the G-46 CS with stars around the wreath two piece, a very rare buckle. Confederate on the right is wearing a pre-war union Eagle Officers belt plate. These were probably the belt plates they wore 1861-1865.
Confederate Veteran wearing the CS with stars two piece belt plate in the 1890's.
G-46
Original C S Two Piece on the leather belt. Same type as the T-56 CS two piece.
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T-124 Richmond Spurs
(Type worn by the Confederate Cavalry)
Confederate Cavalry "C" Buttons
A Confederate wearing the TG-2 Plain Two Piece pictured above. This belt plate was worn by the Army of Tennessee Confederate.
Headquarters of Robert E. Lee during the battle of Gaines Mill.
Confederate Cavalry Hat
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TG-CS Spurs Nashville Plow Works/Leech & Rigdon C.S. Spur "Type used in the Army of Tenn. Cavalry. Photo of Confederate Cavalryman Army of Tenn. would wear these spurs and two piece belt plates pictured on this page. Original found Murfreesboro, TN.
Confederate is wearing a Union pre-war belt plate and not a CS two piece.
TG-CS Shield(2) Two Piece Circa 1861-1865
TG-CSCorinthTP Confederate States Two Piece. Original dug Corinth, Miss. Circa 1861-1865
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TG-CS Spur side view
Original C.S. Spurs worn by Army of Tenn. Cavalry
Original Confederate Bit with the C Conchos
C.S. Two Piece Belt Plate
Original battlefield dug Richmond Bridle Bit. Dug Dispatch Station, 1864 Cold Harbor battle and displayed in my Cold Harbor Museum..
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Martingales, Bit, and Sword Hanger
G-11 Officers Martingale
original dug by GW (Petersburg) Dinwiddie Court House, Va.
TG-45(3) Confederate States Two Piece. Circa 1861-1865. Army of Tennessee.
TG-GWCS CS Two Piece. Circa 2015. Takes a one inch belt
CURRY COMB
First Case in second room.
C S Shield Two Piece made in five parts as the original.
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TG-Confederate C Martingale with Two Confederate C Bridle Bit Conchos
TG-TullahomaCSTP Confederate States Two Piece Circa 1861-1865
The original Rectangle C.S. Two Piece dug Shiloh, Tennessee and used as the master pattern for buckle on the right.. This type C.S. was used by the Army of Tennessee. Charles Burnette Collection
Non-battlefield Rectangle C.S. Two Piece on leather. Rare. Value $20,000 - $30,000.
Cold Harbor Civil War Museum. Williamsburg,VA Pottery 1981-2001
Center Case
TG-Shield CS Confederate Officers Two Piece Belt Plate Circa 1861-1865 This reproduction shown on leather, leather not included, order belts from "Belts"
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TG-Richmond Bridle Bit
Dug by Charles Burnette, Reams Station, Petersburg, VA
TG-CSMississippiTP Confederate States Two Piece. Original dug Mississippi. Circa 1861-1865
TG-45(FOUR) C.S. Rect.Two Piece Belt Plate. Original dug Shiloh, Tennessee. Circa 1861-1865
Officer's C.S. Two Piece on original belt. Same type as the TG-1865.
TG-1865 CS Officers Two Piece. Circa 1861-1865
Back of the CS Two Piece Shield.
Confederate wearing Rect. C.S. Two Piece. Circa 1861-1865
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TG-Richmond Arsenal Sword Hanger & Belt Kit.
Two different sets, your choice $50.00 a set.
Circa 1861-1865
TG-CSART.(4) Artillery C S Two Piece. Original dug "Outer Defense Lines of Richmond." Circa 1861-1865. Letters different on each cast tongue because the letters were pressed in the smooth Artillery tongue sand mold each time each buckle was cast.
TG-(Converted)US. U.S. Artillery (Converted) Two Piece. Original dug Malvern Hill.
Right side of the photo on the left.
Right Case
GW working buckles to mail out.
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