Militia Belt Buckle Tongue

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Item: Militia Belt Buckle Tongue
Construction: Cast multi-piece brass or copper, with applied tongue disc.
Condition: Good, excavated. Dusty yellow-brown patina. The applied stippled tongue disc has two small holes that presumably held a device to its front. One of the holes is still retains a bit of the wire. The number "1" is stamped into the tongue bar. There are no cracks, bends, or repairs.
Recovered: Brandy Station, VA area.
Approximate size:  Belt loop height 46 mm. (see images for a additional measurements)
Reference: The same ornate design adjacent to the belt loop of this buckle tongue is found on fully cast examples (without applied disc) of South Carolina militia tongue and wreath belt plates pictured in the following reference books:

  • "Civil War Relics from South Carolina" by Celeste C. Topper and David L. Topper on page 54.
  • "American Military Belt Plates" by Michael J. O'Donnell and J. Duncan Campbell, on page 193, plate 285.
  • "Plates and Buckles of the American Military 1795-1874", by Sydney C. Kerksis on page 401.
  • "Confederate Belt Buckles and Plates, Expanded Edition" by Steve E. Mullinax on page 202, plate 371.

 See scans of the above pages in the additional images. 

Comments: This militia waist belt buckle tongue will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War plate or general relic collection.

Product Code:
PC7379

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