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Fakes, reproductions,
replicas, Confederate plate 279
Louisiana two piece buckle, crude side view of pelican
Original is crude cast, wreath was not recovered with the buckle. The wreath shown below is a fantasy made to fit the tongue. Original is pictured in the Mullinax book and is the only example known.
F1036 Louisiana 2-Piece Belt Buckle Plate
manufactured by Hanover Brass
"This reproduction Louisiana plate was cast from an original. The original was
a Confederate copy of a pre-war Louisiana state militia 2- piece, this is why it
is a crude casting since the Conferate makers, in their haste, lost much of the
finer details of the original pre-war buckle. Still a desirable buckle with it's
crude Confederate look. A beautiful belt plate. Cast in red brass."
Source: ebay auction by jaglady00 4/20/06 "1861 Louisiana 2-Piece Belt Buckle Plate Crude Confederate casting Item number: 6622284485"
Editor note: "jaglady00" is Hanover Brass, items sold as reproductions.
Additional photos and text posted on civilwarfakes.com, (Gary Williams webpage):
Photo # CSLA4 Plate 279 (1861-1865 Louisiana Two Piece Belt Plate.) 48 x
77mm. Size will vary because this plate is hand finished. Marked GW inside the
disc. From the John Turner collection. This reproduction is a very close copy.
The original is the only known Louisiana I have seen of this type. Should not be
many on the selling market. Pick a flaw and use it for your reference. This is
the wreath that was with the belt plate when I copied it but not pictured in the
reference book.
F1036R Louisiana 2-Piece Belt Buckle Plate
manufactured by Hanover Brass
Tongue keeper 46.5mm
Wreath keeper 46.8mm
Wreath height 46.0mm
Editor note: Plate was obtained directly from Hanover Brass.
F1104
Louisiana 2-Piece Belt Buckle Plate
Tongue keeper measures 50.4mm, Wreath keeper 49.4mm, wreath 49.1mm
Buckle was bought from Peter Shaw, Hanover Va. Buckle was brought to me by current owner to authenticate. My understanding is that Mr Shaw is refusing to take this buckle back.
Editor note The owner of this piece submitted this piece to me for inspection. It was bought from Peter Shaw, Hanover Virginia on ebay. I told the owner that I believe this piece to be a repro. This appears to matches the Hanover Brass example except that it appears the keeper bar has been reworked and the wreath is from a different buckle .
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