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The Civil War Relicman,
Harry Ridgeway

Winchester, Virginia USA (changed hands 70 times in the Civil War!)
I am a collector buying and selling authentic Civil War Relics

This page updated   March 06, 2008


The Ridgeway Civil War Reference Archive 
Federal buckles

This is a sampling of relics collected by Harry Ridgeway over the years.  This archive record is for educational purposes only.  Some of the relics listed may be on display at the Old Court House Civil War Museum, Winchester Virginia, some are no longer owned by the author.  None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to the separate sales catalog for items that are currently offered.

All  items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described.   Any excavated relics have been recovered from private property with owners permission.    This information is available for research purposes, pictures may be used by permission only.


Militia buckles & plates 
P0719A.JPG (39185 bytes)


Artillery buckles (Regulation 1839) 
P0973.jpg (25410 bytes) P0960.jpg (26097 bytes) 


Federal shoulder plates (Regulation 1826) 


Oval "US" buckles & plates (Regulation 1839) 


Federal sword buckles (Regulation 1851) 
P1603A.JPG (78228 bytes)


Cavalry carbine sling plates (Regulation 1841) 


Riflemen buckles (Regulation 1855) 
P1545.jpg (21994 bytes)P1545C.jpg (27755 bytes)   


California buckles  
P1186.jpg (42063 bytes) 


Maine buckles    coming soon


Massachusetts buckles 
P1319.jpg (39971 bytes) 


New York buckles    coming soon


Ohio buckles 


Pennsylvania buckles 
P1575B.jpg (45874 bytes)P1577.JPG (38102 bytes)


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