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"Snake" Buckle

Item: "Snake" Buckle
Construction: Cast brass.
Design: S-shape with raised center floral design and scales to either side, with serpent heads at each end.
Condition: Excellent, excavated, missing keepers. In good form with a dusty green patina. There are no cracks, breaks, bends, or repairs. 
Recovered: Albemarle County, VA.
Approximate size: 22 x 41 mm.
Reference: Examples of similar complete "snake" buckles are pictured and described in the following reference books:

• "American Military Belt Plates" by Michael J. O'Donnell and J. Duncan Campbell, page 541.
• "Confederate Belt Buckles and Plates" by Steve E. Mullinax on pages 100 & 101 and also in later in "Expanded Edition" of same book on pages 112 & 113.
• "Civil War Artifacts" by Howard Crouch, page 198.
• "Confederate General Service Accoutrement Plates" by Lon W. Keim, M.D., page 285
• "Excavated Artifacts from Battlefields and Campsites of the Civil War 1861-1865 with Supplement" by Stanley S. Phillips, page 15.
• "Field Guide to Excavated Federal Plates" by Daniel J. Peters, page 81.
• "Excavated Artifacts from Battlefields and Campsites of The Civil War" by Stanley S. Phillip, page 47.
• "Plates and Buckles of the American Military 1795-1874", by Sydney C. Kerksis, pages 441, 466 & 467.

See above pages in additional images.

Comments: This snake buckle was acquired directly from the local Virginia digger. They were an imported multi-piece buckle used by both Federal and Confederate troops. This central portion will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War buckle or general relic collection.

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Product Code:

PC9613

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Price:

$275.00

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