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This page updated November 10, 2006 |
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Fakes, reproductions, replicas, Confederate plate 253 GMI" Georgia Military Institute shoulder plate
The original is die stamped, not lead filled and quite rare.
F1158 GMI"
Georgia Military Institute shoulder plate
"AUCTION IS FOR A CIVIL WAR GMI GEORGIA MILITARY INSTITUTE SHOULDER PLATE. I
BOUGHT THIS AS A ORIGINAL NON-DUG [PLATE, BUT I AM NOT 100% SURE. IT HAS A
PERFECT NON-DUG PATINA AND IT IS NOT A ARTIFICIAL PATINA, IT IS NATURAL. PIN IS
MISSING FROM THE BACK AND APPEARS TO BE FROM NATURAL USE, PLATE HAS A DISTINCT
BEND IN ITAND THE MEASURMENTS ARE CORRECT AT 66MM DIAMETER ON THIS PLATE
ACCORDING TO THE MULLINAX BUCKLE BOOK PAGE 141 PLATE 253. ITEM WILL BE SOLD AS
IS AS DESCRIBED ONLY, NO GUARANTEES ON THIS ONE AS I DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE MYSELF
AND I WILL NOT STAND BEHIND A ITEM THAT I DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT, SO IF IT GOES
CHEAP AND TURNS UP TO BE GENUINE AND SELLS CHEAP, SOMEONE IS GONNA HAVE A
WONDERFUL DAY...................... PLEASE EMAIL WITHANY QUESTIONS, US SHIPPING
WILL BE $6.00
Source: ebay auction by vintage_comics_and_collectibles 8/1/06 "CIVIL WAR GMI GEORGIA MILITARY INSTITUTE SHOULDER PLATE Item number: 250012135392"
Editor note: This seller sells on ebay auction under "Private Auction" and is frequently the subject of conversation on the NVRHA forum on fakes. It is highly doubtful this piece can be shown to be authentic.
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