Virginia
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TG-(MOC-LEE) Robert E. Lee Belt Plate. Copied from the Lee buckle displayed in The Museum of the Confederacy and worn by Lee 1861-1865. The Lee Virginia seal is NOT the same as the Smith Virginia seal. The A in the Virginia at the bottom of each disc is placed different. On the Lee disc the A is between the shoulder and head and on the Smith disc the A is under the shoulder. The disc was also applied over another tongue on the Lee buckle. Also has a different style wreath. Probably a C.S. and special made for Lee.
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Confederate cast original Virginia belt plate on the leather belt. Cast from a belt plate T-114 Virginia pre war buckle pictured above. "Tongue" and the "wreath" is the same type as TG-(VACSMASONTP) pictured below the TG-86, three rows down. You can see the lost detail from the Confederate Foundry and the many flaws. This was because of the course molding sand used to cast cannons and large items. Same sand was used to cast these belt plates and would not get the fine detail on these pre-war buckles. The TG-CS-Virginia Two Piece below was also cast in the same Confederate Foundry.
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Mac Mason's original Virginia two piece belt plate. This is the belt plate that made my reproduction business grow into what it is today. T-114 Virginia two piece is the pattern taken from this original in 1968. I give Mac credit. He was the first to let me copy his buckle collection. He had many belt plates that were the first reproductions to be sold.
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TG-1114 Virginia Two Piece Belt Plate. Circa 1861-1865. I cast this plate in nickel silver. The original belt plate was cast in a Confederate Foundry. The original T-114 Virginia two piece above is a pre-war 1851 pattern made by J.S. Smith & Sons, New York. They are very close in design but the wreath is different.
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Virginia Sword Belt Plate (29) This Virginia Sword Belt Plate is original. Harry Ridgeway has this plate shown on his fake section as a fake but it is original. Also he has several other belt plates listed as fake that are original and some that are original are fake. I bought the Virginia buckle and I took the applied hook off to photograph how these were made. Had to use a 750 degree heat to drop the hook off and also to braze it back. This changed the original color so all of a sudden it is fake. I told this story over and over but with little interest. This Virginia is original, I did change the buckle color and hook size. A original Virginia trashed because of this dealers hate for me.
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