Hanover Brass Foundry Reproduction Military Belt Plates
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Promote your business, or organization, hobby group or special gifts and awards.  Call us to discuss your ideas for custom castings. (804) 781-1864
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Custom belt buckles over the years. There are way too many to list but here are several. Fire Dept.,Virginia  State Police, Richmond Police, Washington D.C. Police, Power and Telephone, Sharks-tooth buckle for Jaws, Arrowhead buckle for Jamestown, Mason, Cowboy  buckles of all types and many other custom buckles.

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Custom buckle made for Al using his actual signature

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Al Dvorin, "Elvis has Left the Building" phrase originator and announcer after each concert

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Custom buckle made for B&K Enterprise, reproduction of Elvis Vegas attendance record

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Mike McGregor took care of Elvis's horses, did custom leather work and jewelry for Elvis

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The custom buckle, with Mike's logo & signature 
is just one that I cast for Mike and he would give these to friends at the Elvis conventions

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Custom cast VA seal door knob

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We also do custom made western holsters in the style of the B Western movies 

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Pair of brass candle holders I cast from originals I dug. Note the Malvern Hill brick behind the candle holders. These were made from Malvern Hill red clay and sold for 50 cents in the 1870's.
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Knights of Pythias, Oddfellows, Sword Belt Buckle
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7 inch Paper Weight cast from flint spear point

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Many of the NCO buckles and belts were converted into holster belts and bullet loops added to the belt and  used throughout the late 1800's.   We reproduce this type rig

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Which is original and which is the Hanover Brass reproduction? The one on the right is the original that a customer in Pennsylvania needed reproduced, as it is an antique and no longer manufactured.
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Original Virginia State Police Buckle. Background was nickel silver and seal was copper.
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VA seal ash tray


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This is a copy of the Spaghetti Western buckle that is very hard to find.  We can attach this buckle to your custom leather rig, or buckle sold alone

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Spaghetti Western Buckle
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TG-VA State Police Virginia State Police Belt Plate Circa 1940's
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TG-MVC Medical College of Virginia Buckle
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Brass Match Striker for wood stick matches.
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TG-MP Metropolitan Police Badge Buckle
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"Arrowhead Buckle" 3 inch Arrowhead Brass Buckle.
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TG-Cowboy .. B-Western Movie Buckle
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TG-Richmond Fire ... Richmond Fire Dept. Buckle
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TG-Richmond Police ... Richmond Police Dept. Buckle
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TG-MP-Large Metropolitan Police Badge Buckle
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In addition to our large line of Civil War belts and belt plates, we also reproduce Post-War buckles and leather which are favorites for cowboy reenactors and B Western enthusiasts.
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5155 Cold Harbor Road
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
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