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Dug Ga. Gutter Back Frame Buckle. Very nice "Gutter" Ga. Frame. No repairs, breaks, or bends, Still has the woodsy-dirk Green/brown Patina. Never Cleaned. Also Found in the Yorktown/Williamsburg area. A very nice "Untouched" Gutter Ga. Frame.
$550.
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This is a Leech & Rigdon Pattern Conf. Buckle. Plate 049 on page 35 of Mullinax's Conf. Buckle book. Rarity "6" The first examples they produced were "plain-faced". During later productions, they began to add variations with "C.S." on the tongue. Has the distinct "Oak-Leaf" Wreath. This plate was dug together and is not a marriage. Very nice Original Dug Confederate Buckle. From the Tenn. Campaign.
$1595.
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Complete Dug Rifleman's Buckle. Absoltely 100% dug all together Riflemans Buckle. NO added parts or put-gethers. All found in the same hole. Absolutely NO repairs. Still retains the two belt bars on the reverse. These are usually broken, missing, or repaired. Not so here. All pieces are well soldered and strong. Hard to find them this honest. Again, this was dug back in the 1970-80-'s in the Yorktown/Williamsburg area all by the same Old digger as all the other items listed here as such. You may find one of these a couple $$ cheaper, but it most likey be missing a bar or two, been repaired, or plain put toghether. This is an honest one.
$449.
Extremely Rare Tall Loop C.S. Artillery Buckle. In Mullinax's book, Plate 068 on page 45. Quote from book, "Cast copy of a rare 1849 Mounted Rifleman's Plate (only 1000 made) with letters "U.S." removed prior to making an impression in the sand mold.". Also, " A small quantity was made early in the War by an unknown southern shop. and later with the letters "C.S." added to the tongue.". Rarity 8+. These two pieces are a "Marraige" The tongue was found in Richmond, Va., and the Wreath in Winchester, Va. This Wreath will also fit Plate 066 & 067 in Mullinax's book. So if you had an example with "C.S. on the tongue, well you could match it with thisWreath for a $10,000. Buckle. The Wreath alone is worth what I am asking for the pair.
$2995.
Dug U.S. Boxplate. Very nice U.S. Boxplatewith both iron hooks intact. Pretty deep Choc. brown Patina. Super lead on back with strong hooks. No repairs. For correctness, there is an absolute tiny, tiny dip in the rim on the front at the bottom between the U. & S. It can not be noticed at ALL from the front or back and only a minute hair from the sides. I only say this to be absolutely perfect in my description. It is still a 98% perfect plate and is very, very pretty.
Found in the Antietam, Maryland area.
$199.
U.S. Arrow Hook Buckle. Nice U.S. buckle with some orig. uncleaned dirt. Small minor dent on left side with some minimal lead loss behind that on the reverse, Sill a decent U.S. Buckle overall. Found in the Williamsburg/Yorktown area.
$225.
U.S. Buckle with "Puppy Paw" Hooks. Nice U.S. Buckle. Has one very small chip in the rim at about 10 O'Clock but is hardly noticeable. Priced accordingly, and a good U.S. Buckle at this super low price. Found in the Williamsburg/Yorktown area.
$240.
