Rectangle and Sword Belt Plates C.S. and C.S.A.
Confederate belt plates displayed in my Cold Harbor Museum. I dug the oval CS, bottom left, Cold Harbor and the "Sardine Lid" CS, Malvern Hill. Norman Schools dug the Tennessee CS from the Confederate line, Bermuda Hundred. Top right the oval sheet brass with the script I button applied to the face I dug at Dutch Gap. The Plain Brass and Forked Tongue I dug in the Outer Defense Lines around Richmond, Highland Springs area.
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Original Confederate States C.S. and C.S.A. rectangle and sword belt plates on display in the Virginia Historical Society Maryland Steuart Collection. I copied these belt plates and many other state plates on display in 1981 for my master patterns to cast my reproductions
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T-45 Confederate States of America Belt Plate
original dug by Gary Williams, Cold Harbor battlefield.
(Georgia Style). The back is shown here with Civil War style hooks.
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Original Confederate States of America Belt Plate I dug from Cold Harbor "Atlanta Arsenal Style" circa 1861-1865 Dug by the owner Gary Williams 1970
C.S.A. original top and reproduction below. I use the same original style hooks.
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TG-45 CSA Belt Plate "Atlanta Arsenal"
circa 1861-1865
Original dug - Cold Harbor VA by Gary Williams from the same trench line as the T-45.
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1970 Newspaper artcle about the CSA belt plate dug by Gary Williams. Pictured bottom left in article is Henry Yelinek hunting with GW. Henry was one of the first to buy the Fisher metal detector in the Cold Harbor area, 1955. This is the original that I used to cast the reproduction CSA buckle TG-45.
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Soldiers lived in the wall of the ravine at Dutch Gap for protection from artillery shells fired from gun boats on the James River. I dug several large shells and two 15-inch cannonballs.
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I dug many confederate and union relics around these hut sites in the ravines of Dutch Gap, VA
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Tom Dickey from Atlanta, GA, expert on civil war artillery, bought the 15-inch cannonball pictured to the right. Loading that cannonball into his station wagon and driving it back to Georgia is another story.
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This is the 15-inch cannonball that is in the newspaper article above that I dug at Dutch Gap. Note the three brass fuses.
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TG - DuBose C.S.A. Belt Plate The original of this buckle I purchased from Beverly M. DuBose Jr estate.
GWTW
A very rare CS Sword Belt Plate.. Battlefield dug Plate. Circa 1861-1865
Dug many "Minie Balls in wood"
I cast buckles for History For Hire pictured on the right.
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Beverly M. DuBose Jr. late 1940's with his surplus army detector / Atlanta Historical Society
TG-GWTW "Gone With the Wind" Belt Plate. Hollywood buckle used in many early movies. Anytime you see a Confederate Officer in the GWTW movie, he will be wearing this buckle.
"Gone With the Wind" belt rig. This rig and others like it was used in most all civil war related movies.
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The original CSA on the belt in my Cold Harbor Civil War Museum collection and can be seen in the museum pictures. Bought from the Beverly M. DuBose Jr. collection back in the 1980's along with many of his other belt plates. This buckle and belt is displayed with my battlefield CSA buckles I dug.
Close up of the above CSA on the belt.
Ashley wearing the GWTW buckle
"A Time for Killing" Glenn Ford and George Hamilton. George is wearing the TG-GWTW(2)
A Confederate officer and his slave wearing a CSA buckle.
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TG-Kerksis Confederate States of America Belt Plate This reproduction is of the original C.S.A. owned by Kerksis. In the 1980's I bought several C.S.A. belt plates from the Sydney C. Kerksis collection, displayed in the home of DuBose. Kerksis is the author of "Plates and Buckles of the American Military 1795-1874".
Pickett's Mill written on the back.
Grapevine Bridge 1862 Seven Days battle.
One year after the June 3rd,1864 Cold Harbor battle they returned to bury the dead. This is a half mile from my home.
JEB STUART
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TG-43 - Confederate States of America Belt Plate
(Virginia Style) Many of the Virginia style CSA belt plates face was left with a untouched finish and a thin cast plate. The three hooks were cast straight and when the three hooks were bent it showed on the face of the C.S.A.
Rare CSA Sword Belt Plate on original leather belt.
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Photo of a Confederate Soldier wearing the thin Virginia style belt plate
Original C.S.A. Belt Plate on the leather belt and two dug C.S.A. buckles. Buckle on the left dug Cold Harbor and on the right dug Chaffin's Bluff. Also Coat and cuff C.S.A. buttons. Above C.S. marked Artillery Sword.
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T-44 CSA Belt Plate original dug Pickett's Mill, Ga. (Steve Mullinax collection, copied 1960's and first Virginia C.S.A. I reproduced with Steve's permission.)
This is the first CSA I copied for my master pattern. Steve Mullinax gave me my first pattern from his original Virginia style CSA. T-44 above.
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G-53 Confederate States of America Belt Plate
(Virginia Style). All the Virginia style C.S.A. belt plates had the type hooks pictured on the original displayed in the next line with the T-43. The Atlanta style was red brass & the Virginia style looked to be more yellow brass.
Type of belt hooks on the back of the original CSA on the left.
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T-43 Confederate States of America Belt Plate. Original dug by Ronnie Mantlo, Outer Defense Lines, Highland Springs, VA
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Original C.S.A. on leather. Original used as master dug Cold Harbor, Va. (Adams Farm, horseshoe trench) by Gary Williams
Virginia style C.S.A. Belt Plate dug Cold Harbor on display Cold Harbor Museum.
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The back of CSA on leather. I cast the same style hooks as the original on both the Virginia style and Georgia style..
Cold Harbor Museum Georgia Battle Flag
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G- 56 Confederate States of America Sword Belt Plate
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G-51 Pewter Confederate States of America Belt Plate (rare) Circa 1861-1865. Cast in pewter by Noble Brothers foundry, Rome, Georgia. You may choose to have it cast in pewter, nickel silver to look like pewter, yellow or red brass. Virginia Historical Society collection.
Very rare CS Sword Belt Plate. Same type as my reproduction TG-CSGettysburg
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Type backing on the pewter G-51 pictured above. All other metal type will have the civil war three hook or modern type backing.
Front and back of the original Pewter CSA. Crude way to solder the belt hooks.
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G - 41 Confederate States of America Belt Plate
Original in the Maryland-Steuart Collection, Virginia Historical Society
All Confederate and all original.
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G - 42 Confederate States of America Belt Plate
Maryland Steuart Collection Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Va.
Randolph Scott wearing a CSA in "The Texans". Buckle looks a lot like the G-41.
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G - 54 Confederate States Belt Plate Original from the Virginia Historical Society Maryland Steuart Collection
(Original found Harrisonburg, Mississippi)
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G-55 CSA Sword Belt Plate
Maryland-Steuart Collection, Virginia Historical Society
Confederate "Belts and Buckles" made for a customer.
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G-58 CS Sword Belt Plate Maryland-Steuart Collection, Virginia Historical Society
1862 Trent House. McClellan's headquarters.
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G-57 CS Sword Belt Plate
Maryland Steuart Collection, Virginia Historical Society
1862 White House Landing. Supply base for the Seven Days battle and 1864 Cold Harbor.
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T-46 Confederate States of America/Wreath
Blockade buckle-English manufactured.
1994 "The Last Outlaw" Mickey Rourke and Dermot Mulroney wearing the buckles I cast for the movie.
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TG-46Gold/Silver Confederate States of America/Wreath Belt Plate. 24kt gold plate with silver plate CSA and wreath.
Confederate wearing the T-46 CSA in his Post War years.
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T47 - Confederate States of America Belt Plate
Circa 1861-1865 Blockade Buckle English Manufactured
A favorite in my Cold Harbor Museum was this rare Confederate Officers coat. Worn by a Lt. who rode with Bedford Forrest.
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T-50 Confederate States (Sardine) Belt Plate
circa1861-1865 Original dug- Glendale, VA. Copied from the original in my Cold Harbor Museum collection.
TG-CSGettysburg C S Sword Belt Plate Circa 1861-1865. Extremely Rare.
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T-55 Confederate States Belt Plate
C.S. on the right dug Bermuda Hundred. On the left dug Malvern Hill.
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G-52 CSA - Confederate States of America
Circa 1861 - 1865
original dug - Wilmington, N.C.
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TG-52 CSA - Confederate States of America Cartridge Box Plate. Original dug Wilmington, N.C. A very rare plate. Circa 1861 - 1865
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T-48 Confederate States of America Belt Plate. This belt plate was not copied from an original. In 1967 when the buckle business began I had to design buckles like the originals to add to the reproduction collection. The G-55 is the original in the Maryland Steuart Collection that I copied in 1981 and the same style plate. This T-48 has been a very good seller for me.
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T- 49 Confederate States Belt Plate . Type worn by The Army of TN. Circa 1861-1865
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T-49 - Back View Confederate States Belt Plate with spun hooks.
The original C S used as the master for the T-49
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TG-49 (line hooks) C.S. Tennessee Belt Plate. Original dug Port Hudson, La. Army of Tennessee type.
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TG-49 C.S. Tennessee Belt Plate with civil war three hooks and you can see the line in the hooks.
Wearing a CSA buckle in the movie "Shane".
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TG F "General Beauregard" French - Style Belt Plate ( worn in Civil War by both Union and Confederate)
General Beauregard's uniform on display with his French Style Belt Plate.
Brass Buttons right out of the sand mold. Takes time to cast and finish buttons.
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TG-HollywoodCSA. CSA Sword Belt Plate. Applied nickel silver wreath.
15-inch Rodman Cannon. Type that fired the 15-inch cannonball pictured bottom of the page dug at Dutch Gap.
Melt the brass 2100 and pour into the sand molds to get what you see on the left. Not a easy job.
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TG-CS/EO Eagle Officers Sword Belt Plate. Many Confederate Officers wore the pre-war Eagle Officers Sword Belt Plate so I created this plate by adding the C.S. in the shield and also silver the wreath.
Confederate Staff Officers Buttton
Sand removed to be sure no casting flaws before going to the work bench.
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Confederate Uniform Buttons
TG-Confederate States Uniform Buttons
Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia.
Buttons priced $6.00 each. Type in your choice.
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Confederate Infantry with Stars
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Cast Infantry Confederate I Button
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CSA {Solid Cast} "Cuff Button"
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CSA (solid cast) Buttons - Confederate States of America
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Confederate Artillery Button
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Confederate Rifleman Button
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Confederate Manuscript Infantry and Script Infantry.
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Confederate Cavalry Button
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Confederate States of America Officers Buttons
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Buckles made from Battlefield Artillery Shell Sabot Brass
Order any Buckle cast from original Civil War Shell Sabot Brass. $150.00 Comes with letter of authenticity of battlefield civil war sabot brass
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First buckle pouring Jan. 2015. Civil War Shell Sabot Brass.
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Civil War Brass Sabot dug from the Virginia battlefield and used to cast a buckle of your choice.
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A 15-inch three fuse cannon ball dug at Dutch Gap, VA. Fired from the James River gunboat into these Forts. It took Henry Yelinek and me a day to haul this cannonball out the woods.
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A Fort at Dutch Gap, VA where I dug several big artillery shells and brass shell sabots that I use to cast buckles. The Union Gunboats fired 15 inch Cannonballs into these Forts.
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