SOLD Authentic Civil War Excavated Relic U.S. "Puppy Paw" Belt Plate (Buckle) Recovered  on the Cold Harbor battlefield  in  Virginia. A great dug plate For the collector who wants an authentic battlefield ground dug relic. A very nice smooth chocolate brown patina.  A solid plate from a very historical battlefield. This is an older recovered U.S. belt  plate. Belt buckles are 4x more rare than cartridge  box plates. When we went through old collections like this there are about 3 box plates for every 1 belt plate. Puppy Paw style is the earlier type and are even more rare! The solider scratched his initials or "mark" into the back (see photos). A very historic recovery location and a very nice looking early plate.  Recovered Pre-National Park and is 100% Legal and 100% authentic.  All three hooks  are present and  it looks great, in excellent relic condition. This is one of the better early pick-up belt buckles from an old collection. US buckles this nice are very difficult to find and only come from old collections. Battlefield recovered plates with recovery history are getting very hard to find. 100% guaranteed to be authentic Gettysburg Museum certified, museum COA provided.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers. Scarce! Don't miss this one! If you want the best, this is the one!

SOLD Authentic Civil War Excavated Relic U.S. Cartridge Box Plate With  Recovered  on the Fredericksburg Battlefield  in  Virginia. A great dug plate For the collector who wants an authentic battlefield ground dug relic. A very nice chocolate brown  patina.  A solid plate from a very historical battlefield. This is an older recovered U.S. box plate. A very historic recovery location and a very nice looking plate.  Recovered Pre-National Park and is 100% Legal and 100% authentic.  Both hooks  are gone but  it looks great, in excellent relic condition. Battlefield recovered plates with recovery history are getting very hard to find. 100% guaranteed to be authentic Gettysburg Museum certified, museum COA provided.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.

SOLD Very Nice  Authentic Civil War Excavated Relic U.S. Eagle Breast Plate Recovered on the Petersburg Battlefield  in Virginia. One of the best very early pick up breast plates we have seen in a while, almost perfect relic condition.  A great dug plate For the collector who wants an authentic battlefield ground dug relic. A very nice almost perfect chocolate brown  patina, the way we like them.  A solid  plate from a very historical battlefield. This is an older recovered U.S. breast  plate. A very historic recovery location and a very nice looking plate.  Recovered Pre-National Park and is 100% Legal and 100% authentic.  Both  hooks are still intact, very solid, and  it  looks great, in excellent relic condition. Battlefield recovered plates with real digger history are getting very hard to find. 100% guaranteed to be authentic Gettysburg Museum certified, museum COA provided.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.

Original Civil War Ames 1833 Artillery Short Sword With Early Buff Belt Rig Certified. A fine solid example of the Artillery Short Sword and scabbard. 100% original and complete except the scabbard tip. Blade is very nice markings are very legible. Clearly legible on the blade is the US and JCB inspector stamping and the  date is very well struck with all of the 1833 visible. Other side of blade has the eagle clearly visible and strong . As for the firm marking the “N.P Ames" firm marking is all there. The blade is excellent. The brass handle and guard are excellent. The brass mounted leather scabbard is solid and whole with just some surface crazing in the finish on the leather. The scabbard tip is gone. The White buff rig is excellent the leather is very pliable and moves very easy. No cracks or bad spots at all. Has stampings  inside and the owners name can faintly be seen (see photos). Has some soiling to the all white/buff otherwise excellent. From a very old collection. A fantastic piece. 100% Guaranteed the be Authentic, Comes with Museum documentation (COA).Please see our other Civil War relics available on our web site.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.