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T15 Large- U.S. Oval Belt Plate Copy of the 1200th belt plate dug by G. W. Dinwiddie Court House, Va.
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I dug my first US belt plate in 1955 and shown is my 1200th belt plate I dug in 1986. Add the Eagle breast plates and the total will be over 2000. From 1987-2016 I dug a couple hundred more. Got to remember I was digging when there were very few other relic hunters and was the first to dig in some campsites.
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TG-US Solid Cast (Ohio Regiment) Belt Plate. Type found used by The Army of TN. Circa 1861
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Cast Arrow Hooks cast with this US Belt Plate.
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TG-15(B) Large U.S. Belt Plate (variant) original dug by the late Fred Stevens, Fredricksburg, VA
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G. W. and Fred Stevens at the Richmond relic show in the 60's. Fred is one of the old time diggers .
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TG -15 (C) Large U.S. Belt Plate (variant) Original dug by Ronnie Mantlo, Cold Harbor, Va.
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T-16 U.S. Belt Plate ( Small ) Circa 1839-1861 Original dug Cold Harbor VA. SOLID BRASS NOT LEAD FILLED
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Original Solid Cast US Belt Plate. Used by Ohio Regiment, The Army of TN. Dug TN. Battlefield. Circa 1861
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Back of the original cast US with arrow type cast hooks.
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G-13 U.S. Belt Plate ( Medium ) Circa 1840 Original dug by me at Cold Harbor VA. on the right. SOLID BRASS NOT LEAD FILLED
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General Grant and his Staff at Cold Harbor, June 3rd 1864. Grant ordered the June 3rd morning charge and seven thousand fell in twenty minutes. A big mistake.
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"The Plainsman" 1936 with Gary Cooper. Is Gabby wearing a original U S or one from the costume company.
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TG-GWUS US Two Piece Belt Plate. Circa 2016. Takes a 1/2 or 1 inch belt. This is a GW creation.
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Ronnie Mantlo 1968. Ronnie just dug a tin dinner plate and remains of the union soldiers knapsack in the Cold Harbor trench with his homemade detector. He dug his first relic in 1960.
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Early photo of Jackson wearing a US Artillery two piece.
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Original Medium U.S. dug by me at Cold Harbor VA.
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Union Soldier with American Flag
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1940 Garthright House, Cold Harbor,VA. Used as a field hospital June 1864.
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T-14 US Artillery Two Piece Belt Plate The T-14A is a new pattern that I just used as a master this year (2007). I have used the T-14 since 1969 and still use it today. The difference is in the (S). Note the S at the top is not as defined as the new pattern but other than that they are both the same style. Both are cast from my original belt plate
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1862 Cold Harbor Tavern. The original name was Cool Arbor Tavern, a place to spend the night. The Union Soldiers called it Cold Harbor and it was July hot and not cold, no ocean for a hundred miles for a harbor.
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T-14A US Artillery Two Piece Belt Plate Circa 1833
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Mike O'Donnell, friend, relic hunter and the guy who writes all the relic information books, buckle book pictured, just dug an oval U S belt plate like the T-15 reproduction.
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TG- Storms14 US Artillery Belt Plate original dug White Oak Swamp, Va. (1862 Seven Days Battle) Circa 1839
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TG-(Converted)US. US Artillery (Converted) Two Piece . Original dug Malvern Hill.
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Belt bar on the TG-Storms14 has Storm stamped into the top edge
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TG-AmesEagle(2) Eagle Ames Two Piece Belt Plate. Circa 1860-1870
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TG- Ordnance Snake Belt Plate.
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TG-US (Officers) US Artillery Two Piece Belt Plate Circa 1834
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TG-Square US Two Piece. Circa 1850's.
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TG-US(Officers-2) US Infantry Two Piece Belt Plate Circa 1834 original dug Atlanta, Ga.
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Nip Warriner was one of the first relic hunters in the Richmond, VA area. This photo was taken in 1959 for a Richmond newspaper article. I was there when this picture was taken. My first machine was the Fisher M Scope just like the one Nip has in the photo. Nip worked for the Virginia Historical Society in the 1950's.
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GW digging relics 2014. Using my custom twenty two inch search coil.
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TG-US(Officers-3) US Two Piece Belt Plate Circa 1845
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Lincoln at Berkeley Plantation 1862 after the Seven Days Battle before Richmond. The Union army camped here July-August and the blue uniform replaced the militia uniforms. Also Taps was written here. In the 1950's I was one of the first to relic hunt here. You would not believe a days relic hunt here.
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TG-CS Artillery Enlisted Belt Plate. Circa 1861-1865. Original dug Cold Harbor and displayed in my Cold Harbor Museum
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G -12 U.S. Two Piece Musicians and Flag Bearers wore this type buckle Circa 1860-1885
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Seven Pines, VA the Twin Houses
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TG-UnionA Artillery Two Piece. Circa 1861. Original dug Berkeley Plantation.
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Photo: Civil War Musicians and Flag Bearers wearing this buckle.
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Civil War Soldier wearing the TG-1832 NCO Belt Plate
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Reproduction 1960's 1832 Artillery Belt Plate.
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If this 1832 belt plate has RD-NY stamped in the back it is a 1960's reproduction. The original 1832 is not stamped. Several different reproduction types were made but all has this RD-NY stamped in the back.
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G- 22 U.S. Musicians Belt Plate Circa 1890-1910
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TG-1832 Infantry NCO, Belt Plate Circa 1832 - 1839
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TG - 1832 Artillery Enlisted, Belt Plate Circa 1832-1839
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TG-Artillery Sword Belt Plate applied silver wreath circa 1861
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TG-A(Eagle Artillery) Two Piece Belt Plate Original dug Cold Harbor, Va..
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Artillery two piece belt plate I dug in the Confederate trench line where the 7th New York made the charge. Dug from the confederate trench and I believe a confederate soldier was wearing this plate. Still has leather belt in the belt bars. I dug many relic out of this trench line.
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Dug from deep in the Confederate trench and I believe a Confederate soldier was wearing this plate. Still has leather belt in the belt bars. I dug many relic out of this trench line.
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TG- (2) Ordnance Two Piece Belt Plate Circa 1845
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Fort Darling Drewry's Bluff 1864.
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"TEXAS RISING" Officer wearing the T-1 Militia two piece belt plate.
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Fort Darling Drewry's Bluff 2008, photo by Bart Maham
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TG-1812 Eagle Two Piece Belt Plate
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TG-1(Eagle Infantry) Two Piece Belt Plate Circa 1851
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TG-1846 Ordnance Two Piece Belt Plate Circa 1846-1860
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TG-Rect. Ordnance Belt Plate Circa 1862
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Original Ordnance belt plate
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G-1 Early Militia Infantry Two Piece Belt Plate Circa 1835
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TG-1 Early Militia (Infantry) Two Piece Belt Plate "original style/five sections & silver plated" All the belt plates will have GW/HBF stamped into the bar.
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Original of the TG-1845 Early Militia two piece
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G-3 Early Militia Two-Piece Sword Belt Plate Circa 1851
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TG-EMCa. 1850 Early Militia Two Piece Belt Plate Found in a California gold mine camp.
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G-2 Early Militia Two Piece Circa 1850
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Union soldier wearing this type G-2 belt plate
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T3 - Early Militia Two Piece. Circa - 1851 Original found Petersburg, VA. I dug this two piece belt plate in a confederate campsite back in the 1960's. Use it for my master pattern.
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TG-3BS Early Militia Two Piece. Red Brass- Circa - 1851
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TG-5 Militia Officers Two Piece Circa 1851 - 1855
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TG-55 Militia Officers Two Piece Circa - 1851
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TG -5(2) Early Militia Two Piece (Variant) Circa 1851-1855
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TG- 7 Rect Tongue Militia Officers Two Piece circa 1845 (original look with silver plate)
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TG-TP (Oval Eagle) Two Piece Belt Plate Circa-1845
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TG-TP2 (Oval Eagle) Two Piece Belt Plate Circa 1835
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Beautiful original on leather of the T-3 Militia two piece.
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TG-1840 Early Militia (Officers) Two Piece Belt Plate Circa 1835
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TG-1845 Early Militia Two Piece Belt Plate Officers
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TG-1831 Early Militia Two Piece Belt Plate. Variant. Aged to have the original look. I can finish the buckles any way you want. Yellow or red brass. Nickel Silver shown.
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TG-1833 Early Militia Two Piece Belt Plate Variant
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TG-1837 Militia Officers Two Piece Belt Plate circa 1830
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G-4 Early Militia Two Piece Circa 1861
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T-1 Early Militia Two Piece Circa 1835 Original found Seven Pines VA
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T-shirt given to me by the people that made all my custom metal detectors.
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TG-Eagle Sash Two Piece Belt Plate
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Large artillery shells along the front of a early 1900's relic shop, Vicksburg.
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Eagle Sash buckle was dug from the Cold Harbor Union main trench line.
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Cold Harbor 1865. Recovering the remains. 7000 fell here in twenty minutes. For the short time Cold Harbor is the bloodiest battle in American history.
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Also in the same hole was a Burnside cartridge with remains of a Maryland newspaper placed inside that tells of Captain Ellery killed in battle. Several U S buckles and plates, four nice canteens and several hundred bullets were also dug from this hole. You could see the remains of newspapers on the items dug.
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Old customer in front of my dad's store front 1948. In the 1960's I turned this into a Civil War relic shop.
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TG-(Ames-Eagle) Ames Eagle Two Piece Belt Plate Circa 1860-1865. Cast from a 1838-1847 applied die-struck disc tongue and wreath.
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TG-1826 Eagle Two Pice Belt Plate circa 1825 - 1832
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TG-1839 Eagle Two Piece Belt Plate Circa-1835
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G-5 Early Militia Two Piece Belt Plate Circa 1861
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T-2 Early Militia Two Piece Circa 1860 - 1885
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TG-2 Early Two Piece Circa 1855 - 1875. Gold finish but not gold plated. T-2 on the left has antique finish.
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TG-Sash Eagle looking over Shield - Militia Two Piece Belt Plate Circa 1851
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TG-Eagle/JB Military Officers Two Piece Belt Plate Circa 1830 - 1855
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G-6 Early Oval Eagle Militia Belt Plate Original dug Fair Oaks, Va.
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T-6 Early Artillery Belt Plate Circa 1810
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TG - Common Militia Belt Plate circa - 1825.
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TG-1811rect. Early Militia Belt Plate
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TG-small oval 1835 Militia Belt Plate (Size 2 1/2 x 1 7/8)
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TG-1857 Rectangle Eagle Militia Officers Belt Plate Circa 1855-1865
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G-8 Early Militia Belt Plate Circa 1810
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T-4 Early Artillery Belt Plate Circa 1818-1835. Original dug White House Landing, New Kent, VA
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G-7 Early Militia Artillery Belt Plate circa 1810 Original dug Fair Oaks, VA.
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Officer in TEXAS RISING wearing the TG-7 Officers Militia two piece.
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Original Artillery Belt Plate that Iused as the master pattern.
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TG-22 Musician's Two Piece Belt Plate Circa 1861-1865
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Berkeley Plantation was a Union campsite after the "Seven Day's Battle". State uniforms were replaced with the new blue uniform. Also Taps was played across the campsite for the first time.
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TGEM - Early Militia Belt Plate. Original dug at Fort Darling (with original type silver plate finish or brass finish) Circa 1851
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TG-EM{3} Early Militia Belt Plate
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Original I dug at Fort Darling.
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TG- Rect.Musician Musician's Belt Plate Circa 1860-1890
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T-7 Early Militia Belt Plate circa 1850 Original dug- Spotsylvania, VA.
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Person on the right has the TG-NONDESCRIPT Belt Plate
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TG-TIGER Tiger Two Piece Circa 1861. (Note the Tiger Emblem in the center of the G.)
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T-10 Early Militia Belt Plate (shown here in silver plate to look antique) circa 1820 Original dug - New Kent Courthouse, VA.
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Original Militia Belt Plate T-10.
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Original back of the T-10 and the original back of all militia belt plates.
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TG 10 Early Militia Belt Plate Circa - 1820
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TG-Excelsior New York Common Militia Plate. Circa 1830-1840. Top buckle is the reproduction and the bottom buckle is the original I copied.
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T-5 Early Militia Belt Plate Circa - 1850's
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Confederates buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA 1865
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TG-THEREBELTP Johnny Yuma Two Piece. Buckle worn by Nick Adams in the movie "The Rebel" that was on TV in the early 1960's.
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TG- (NONDESCRIPT) Frame Belt Plate. Dug Fair Oaks, Seven Pines battlefield.
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Original Eagle Two Piece for the TG-188 on the right.
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TG-18EAGLETP. 1860 Eagle Militia Two Piece. Circa 1851-1865. Worn by Union Officer's on a gold braided belt.
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TG-1838AMESTP Ames Two Piece Belt Plate. Circa 1838 - 1847 This brass two piece has been silver plated for the customer.
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TG-188 Eagle Two Piece. Early Eagle Two Piece. Circa 1861.
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TG-VTBUTTON Vermont Coat Button
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GW-Early Two Piece. Circa 1820. This two piece takes a one inch belt.
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Fair Oaks, Seven Pines Battlefield, 1912.
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Original Nondescript Buckle I dug with eyeglasses, Fair Oaks battlefield in the 1960's.
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TG-WIBUTTON Wisconsin Coat Button
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Oval with Studs. Go to Confederate Navy and Marines to order this Plate.
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TG-US (NONDESCRIPT) U.S. Frame Belt Plate original dug Malvern Hill battlefield ,Va.
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This soldier is wearing a sword belt plate with applied silver wreath and a two piece Eagle.
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GW-Early Militia Plate. Circa 1840's.
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