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The Ridgeway Civil War
Reference Archive
"Riflemen" buckles (Regulation 1855)
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.
P1545
Rifleman enlisted waist plate, and Shako hatpin
Rifleman buckle is Regulation 1855, modeled after a similar
French buckle. Large Shako hatpin bears patriotic eagle, and Infantry horn and
is French style, and both probably originated in France.
Recovered: Brandy Station, Va, camp of New York Excelsior Brigade. These riflemen
buckles and early style Shako hatpins were a gift from France, that ended up in
the hands of this New York unit. This unit was awarded these special uniforms
following their performance at a review. A number of sets of these accoutrements
was found at the site, along with ID pins confirming the presence of the unit at
this site. Digger is Dennis Irvin
Both pieces found together, keeper bar is missing on one side of the buckle,
hatpin was folded but is intact, most examples found were broken.
Plate measures 73mm (height only), hatpin is 105mm X 103mm
Buckle, Ref: O'Donnell & Campbell, plate
903
Hatpin Ref: Crouch Artifacts pg. 150 item 1