Two (2) Confederate frame buckles, including Gutterback and Beveled Edge. 1st item: Enlisted man's "Gutterback" sand cast brass frame buckle. 58 mm x 65 mm (2.28" x 2.56"). 2nd item: Large "Beveled Edge" sand cast waist plate. 58 mm x 72 mm (2.28" x 2.83"). Both items include letters of authentication from Nick Periut of […]
Lot 273: 2 Confederate Frame Buckles, incl. Forked Tongue, Beveled Edge
Two (2) Confederate frame buckles, including Forked Tongue and Beveled Edge. 1st item: Large "Forked Tongue" sand cast brass frame buckle. 69 mm x 101 mm (2.72" x 3.98"). Note: The buckle was dug in 1985 near the Richmond, VA Airport. The large size is the most common of the forked tongue buckles found in […]
Lot 270: Confederate Enlisted Louisiana Belt Buckle
Rare Confederate Enlisted Louisiana stamped rectangular belt buckle with three (3) brazed hooks. Depicts the state seal of Louisiana, a pelican feeding her young above "N.O". Includes a letter of authentication from Nick Periut of Army of Tennessee Relics, Knoxville, TN. 60 mm x 88 mm (2.36" x 3.46"). Provenance: Verbal history states that the […]
Lot 271: Confederate Louisiana Waist Belt Plate
Confederate Louisiana die-struck rolled brass face waist belt plate. Lead filled with brass belt hooks, soldered directly onto the lead backing. Depicts the state seal of Louisiana, a pelican feeding her young. 55 mm x 77 mm (2.17" x 3.03"). Provenance: Estate of Jim Maconkey, Landrum, SC. Note: This is one of variants found wherever […]
Lot 268: Confederate Leech & Rigdon Waist Plate on Leather Sword Belt
Confederate Leech & Rigdon waist belt plate on original leather sword belt. 2-piece sand cast brass plain tongue plate, oak leaf wreath with embossed Leech & Rigdon "reverse L" patterns, top and bottom center. Includes original receipt and documentation from Shannon Pritchard, Old South Military Antiques. Plate approximately 50 mm x 91 mm (1.97" x […]
Lot 269: Confederate LA Officer's Sword Belt with Plate on Leather
Confederate Louisiana Officer's Sword belt with plate on original leather. 2-piece gilt cast brass waist belt plate with round keepers, applied die-struck tongue medallion depicting the state seal of Louisiana, a pelican feeding her young, surrounded by concentric rings to wreath. Partially illegible tag affixed to the inside of the belt which indicates capture at […]
Lot 266: Southern Cross Reunion Flag or Banner
Confederate reunion Southern Cross linen machine sewn flag or banner, comprised of pieced and appliqued red, white and blue linen with two brass grommets. 55 1/4" H x 57 1/2" W. 1st half 20th century. Provenance: Private Ringgold, Georgia collection; among items purchased in the 1960's from the old location of the A. P. Stewart […]
Lot 267: Confederate Richmond, VA R.H. Bosher Leather Belt with Buckle
Confederate Richmond, Virginia R. H. Bosher Carriage Works original leather belt with fixed tongue frame buckle. 1-piece enlisted infantry sand cast brass "Beveled Edge" frame buckle on leather belt stamped "W. H. BOSHER CO." over "RICHMOND VA." on the front of the leather below the stitching for the buckle. Includes original retail listing from Shannon […]
Lot 263: TN 1860 Album, Cumberland University Phi Kappa Sigma
Civil War Era Tennessee fraternal album, comprised of autographs and photographs of members of Phi Kappa Sigma at Cumberland University, circa 1860. The fraternity was founded at the University of Pennsylvania in 1850 by Samuel Brown Wylie Mitchell. Cumberland University, located about 30 miles east of Nashville, became the thirteenth university on the roll of […]
Lot 264: Album of 42 Confederate CDVs, incl. Generals, Booth
Civil War era album of forty-two (42) Confederate related cartes-de-viste, including John Wilkes Booth and a young Robert E. Lee, and other CSA Generals including Nathan Bedford Forrest, and Stonewall Jackson. 1st item: Composite CDV depicting John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators including George Atzerodt, Edmund Spangler, Michael O'Laughlen, Lewis Powell, Samuel Arnold, and David […]