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VIRGINIA CIVIL WAR RELICS
Civil War Eagle
Plates
This page last updated August 22, 2010
EMAIL Phone: 804-873-5462
virginiarelics@comcast.net
Plez Bagby
PO Box 6425
Charlottesville, VA 22906
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American Military Belt Plates
We are pleased to announce that copies of the
3rd printing of "American Military Belt Plates" by Michael J. O'Donnell
and J. Duncan Campbell are now available from Virginia
Civil War Relics. This 616 page book, filled with photographs
and descriptions, is the most extensive Civil War Military belt plate reference
book available and is a must have for the collector or general Civil War relic
enthusiast. These brand new books are available for $49.50 plus postage.
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PC3160
Eagle Plate
This non-excavated eagle plate clearly has that "been there" appearance.
The wear and tear is visible on the front, particularly at the eagle's
breast and knees. The face has aged into a very pleasing dull brass
patina and the rear is complete with both attachment loops and full lead.
Other than a slight wave in the body of the plate, there are no cracks,
breaks, or repairs. This plate will display very nicely in any
collection and on any cross belt for cartridge box. Approx. 62 mm.
$135.00
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PC2767
Federal Eagle
PlateThis Federal eagle plate is complete, in very good condition
with a beautifully detailed eagle motif. The old piece of tape placed on
the rear by the digger, indicates that it was excavated on October 6, 1974
at Ely's Ford Road,
Chancellorsville,
VA. The face of this plate shows a finely detailed eagle clutching in
its talons the arrows and olive branch. The brass has aged into a very
pleasing even brown patina. The rear still has both iron attachment
loops which were lightly clear coated long ago to stabilize them and to
prevent further deterioration. The rear solder is intact but does show
some surface flaking and now has a pebbled appearance. This plate has
no cracks, breaks, repairs or major bends. It will make an excellent
addition to any plate or general excavated relic collection. Approx.
63 mm. SOLD
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PC2764
Eagle Plate
This eagle plate is a nice looking excavated relic.
Excavated by
in 2000 north of Berryville, VA by
Richard E. Clem of Maryland and has just recently been acquired from his
collection. The brass face of this plate, with its brown patina, shows
some period wear and tear areas of the rim and in the eagle's left wing.
The remaining areas of the face are in good condition showing a moderately
strong detail of the eagle, olive branch, and arrows. The lead in the
rear is nearly complete and is missing the now rusted away iron attachment
hooks. The plate has not been repaired and is in good excavated relic
condition. This Civil War eagle breast plate will make an excellent
addition to any excavated relic collection. To find out more about the
digger of this relic, click on his name above. Approx. 66 mm.
$120.00
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PC2399
Eagle Plate
This eagle plate has many of the fine qualities one looks for in an
excavated relic. The eagle is shown clutching 3 arrows in its right
talons and an olive branch in its left. The detail of the eagle is
still fairly strong with most of the feathers on the breast still visible.
The brass front has a fairly even chocolate brown patina with no cracks,
rust-throughs, or other blemishes. The rear has full lead and both
iron attachment loops which are still complete and straight up. The
rim is in good condition with no bends or breaks and the plate has not been
repaired. This plate is an excellent example to add to any plate or
general relic collection. Approx. 64 mm. $205.00
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PC2427
Eagle Breast Plate
This excavated eagle breast plate is in very good condition, has both iron
attachment hooks and full lead. Its brown patina'd brass face is
covered with a light layer of soil but the detailed stamping of the eagle is
still very visible. The loops on the rear are solid, complete, and
straight up. This plate is a near perfect example of a dug eagle plate
as it has no cracks, breaks, bends, or repairs. It was recovered from
private property near the
Wilderness Battlefield in Spotsylvania County, VA decades ago by Henry
Foster. This Civil War relic is an excellent
example of an excavated US eagle plate, direct from the digger, in great
condition and from a battle area where there were approximately 29,800
casualties, the majority of them Union. Now a semi-retired farmer, Mr.
Foster has lived his entire life in the same house he was born in near
Mineral, VA. During his detecting days, he recovered thousands of
bullets, several belt plates, cartridge box plates, eagle plates and other
various relics with nearly everyone of them coming the same area. This
plate will make an excellent addition to any Civil War belt plate or general relic collection. Approx.
63 mm. $195.00
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PC1734
Eagle Plate Marked Gaylord - Kerksis Collection
This excavated eagle plate is in good condition and is from the Sydney C.
Kerksis collection. Back in the 1970's Sydney Kerksis authored the
"Bible" for plate collectors otherwise known as "Plates and Buckles of the
American Military 1795-1874". Back then, this book was THE reference
book and still today remains a great resource. The face of this plate
has a very pleasing chocolate brown patina and has no cracks or breaks.
The rear, with full lead, has a manufacturer's stamp of "E. GAYLORD" and
full lead is one of the finest stampings of this particular mark that I have
seen. The plate has no cracks, bends, or repairs but the iron
attachment hooks are no longer present. According to the old
typed label this plate was "Found; Camp Nelson, Kentucky". There are
multiple reasons that this plate will make a great addition to any
collection. It will come in its original labeled Riker case.
Approx. 63 mm. $260.00
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PC1278
Eagle Plate
This eagle plate is in good condition and was recovered from
Fredericksburg, Va. The brass face of the plate has a base
chocolate brown patina with lighter coloring on higher areas of the eagle
stamping. The rear is complete with full lead and both iron attachment
hooks which are complete and straight up. This plate has no cracks,
bends or repairs. Approx. 64 mm.
$165.00
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