US Belt Buckle - "Baby" Size - High Quality

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Item: US Belt Buckle - "Baby" Size - High Quality
Construction: Stamped thin sheet brass with solder fill, and brass attachment hooks.
Condition: Excellent, excavated. Its brass front, with its raised letters "US", has an even rich brown patina. The rim is in great shape. The rear solder is complete and stable. Both belt attachment hooks are present. No cracks, breaks, bends, or repairs.
Recovered: Prior to 1986 from Colonel Benjamin Grierson's Cavalry Camp, LaGrange, Tennessee
Approximate size: 41 x 70 mm. 
Reference: Similar "baby" size buckles are found in the following Civil War reference books: 

  • "American Military Belt Plates" by Michael J. O'Donnell and J. Duncan Campbell, second edition, on page 323, as plate 523.
  • "Civil War Artifacts" by Howard Crouch, on page 187. 
  • "Field Guide to Excavated Federal Plates" by Daniel J. Peters on page 21.
  • "Plates and Buckles of the American Military 1795-1874", by Sydney C. Kerksis on page 21.

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Comments: This small US belt buckle is one of the finest examples I have ever handled and it will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War accoutrement plate or general relic collection.

In the fall of 1985 five fairly unknown relic hunters from various parts of the United States convened in LaGrange, TN for one day of relic hunting. The story of this hunt, "Explore: Grierson's Cavalry Camp", is documented in an issue of the North South Trader magazine, Volume XIII, Number 2.  The article mentions Grierson's Raid, occurring April 17 to May 2, 1863, that the 1959 movie, "The Horse Soldiers", starring John Wayne and William Holden, was based on.

Product Code:
PC6523

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