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Buckles and Plates
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  This
is a nice Federal U.S. cartridge box plate dug by the late Pete
Cryer in Murfreesboro, TN. This plate has a nice brown patina,
and great eye appeal. Good looking plate. $120.
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  This
is a nice large size US ''puppy paw'' buckle found at Franklin, TN.
There is a nice green patina to this plate. $200.
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   This
is a great Confederate manufactured belt plate believed to be made
by the Noble Brothers Foundry in Rome, Georgia. These are a
bit thicker than Militia plates of the period and have the exact
same hook configuration. This wonderful plate was found by
Michael Allen at Beech Grove, Tennessee where the Battle of Hoover's
Gap was fought. This plate has a pleasing look and a pea green
over brown patina. A great Confederate buckle priced under a
common Georgia frame. $495.
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  This
is the best dug pewter C.S.A. buckle I have ever had the pleasure of
owning. This wonderful plate was dug by Bill Shaner from The
Battle of Brice's Crossroads. The Battle of Brice's Crossroads
was fought on June 10, 1864 near Baldwyn in Lee County Mississippi.
4,787 Confederates led by Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest
against 8,100 Federals led by Brigadier General Samuel D. Sturgis.
The battle ended in a rout of the Union forces and cemented
Forrest's reputation as one of the great Cavalrymen. The
battle remains a textbook example of an outnumbered force prevailing
through better tactics, terrain mastery, and aggressive offensive
action. The plate was split between the ''C'' and the ''S''
and a small chip out of the upper right corner. It is not
often that the letters are in such great shape and have not been
damaged. A non dug example can cost upwards of 20,000.
This is a great 100% guaranteed minor repaired plate that was there
at this Confederate victory. $3,350.
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     Here
is a cool just as excavated CS Breckenridge style buckle. This
plate was dug in January of this year in Bedford County near
Shelbyville, Tennessee. As you can see there are a few small
dings and a light crease. The hooks are missing as usual, as
they were sweated on and did not hold up under hard usage. The
plate has a nice defined strike and shows up well. If you look
in the last picture you can see that the Confederate soldier scribed
his initials ''A.S.'' lightly into the plate. This is a plate
that looks great as is and will not cost in the mid threes. A
center piece that anyone would be proud to own. Note that this
plate is published on page 13 of this months ''American Digger''
magazine. $2,695.
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