1858 MARINE ENLISTED BUCKLE / MILITIA
Finally back in stock! The stamped heavy brass Marine enlisted buckle issue 1858. Just like the original including the puppy paw type attachments on the reverse.
These buckles were also very popular with militias both north and south as they were inexspensive. These buckles have been found on every early war battlefield deminishing in number as the war went on but still found even as late as the Battle of Nashville.
#2643 $14.95
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1812 OVAL CROSS BELT BUCKLE / MILITIA
Finally back in stock! The stamped heavy brass 1812 oval cross belt plate. Just like the original including the puppy paw type attachments on the reverse. In 1812 this buckle was worn on the bayonet scabbard belt in the same position as a cw breast plate.
These buckles were also very popular with militias both north and south as they were inexspensive. These buckles have been found on every early war battlefield deminishing in number as the war went on but still found even as late as the Battle of Nashville.
#2644 $14.95
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SNAKE BUCKLE
#268 $24.95 BUY NOW!
SNAKE BUCKLE W ADJUSTER
I was very happy to find a cache of affordable Snake Buckles with the waist size adjuster included. I have a limited amount of these so when they are gone they are gone. Of course the more expensive snake buckle we sell is a little nicer quality but the ones I'm offering here aren't bad. If you are trying to outfit a company with English equip. this will be quite a savings. I don't think you will be disappointed.
ITEM # 268-A $19.95
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1851 EAGLE BELT PLATE
This is without a doubt the best reproduction of the 1851 Eagle belt plate that I have ever seen. Compare it to the originals, it is dead on perfect. Just as you would expect the Blockade Runner is offering this item at a better price than any one else.
1851 EAGLE BELT PLATE
ITEM # CW-150 $36.95
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If it's good enough for Jessie James it's good enough for me.
CW-154 $36.95 BUY NOW!
MARYLAND STATE SEAL RECTANGLE
CIRCA; 1851
CW-159 $36.95 BUY NOW!
LOUSIANA STATE SEAL RECTANGLE
CIRCA 1840
CW-161 $36.95 BUY NOW!
CONFED, FLAG RECTANGLE
CIRCA; 1863
CW-170 $36.95 BUY NOW!
1872 U.S. TWO PIECE BUCKLE
CIRCA: 1872
CW-164 $36.95 BUY NOW!
CONFEDERATE CSA RECTANGLE
1861-1865
CW-171 $36.95 BUY NOW!
VIRGINIA STIMPLED RECTANGLE
CIRCA: 1860-1865
CONFEDERATE DOUBLE TONGUE BUCKLE
DOUBLE TONGUE BUCKLE sewn on a 40 inch black leather belt
Item # 270-D-40 $34.95 BUY NOW!
DOUBLE TONGUE BUCKLE sewn on a 50 inch black leather belt
Item # 270-D-50 $39.95 BUY NOW!
REV. WAR FRICTION BUCKLE
SOLID CAST BRASS 1 3/4 INCH LONG FRICTION BUCKLE, THIS BUCKLE CAN BE USED FOR A VERY WIDE VARIETY OF TIME PERIODS. FROM MIDDLE AGES RIGHT THROUGH THE 18th CENTURY. FOR WAIST BELTS, SHOULDER STRAPS, MUSKET SLINGS, MEN'S GARTERS ETC.ITEM # SP-00 ...$3.95...
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STAMPED BRASS BELT BUCKLES
CS ROPE BORDER
Now here comes the trouble maker part of this deal. Of all the CS stamped buckles ever found there are only 10 (I'm trusting some of my relic dealer buddies for that number) that have lead in them. The people who make their living dealing in Civil War Relics agree that at least part of those 10 specimens had the lead added by a soldier in the field. So what we are saying is Lead filled CS buckles were as rare as pearls in oysters. Now for the neigh sayers who will answer this with their normal, "stamped CS buckles were seldom ever used, they are early war only, blah, blah, blah." To which I answer, "B.S." Lets look at the facts, in Mullinax's book, "Confederate Buckles & Plates," there are 20 different varieties of CS stamped buckles! Every digger I know who is as old as I am, who started digging back in the day has dug at least one CS stamped buckle. Of course my area of expertise is Stones River, Tullahoma Campaign and Chickamauga. That's almost a full year's span, (1863) and I've seen these buckles come out of almost every CS camp that was used for any length of time during that period. The two most common CS stamped buckles dug here in Mid. Tenn. are the rope border, a # 6 on the rarity scale, the other is the "egg plate" CS, a rarity #5. Now why are frame buckles so well accepted when most of them are a rarity # 4?
Anyway, photo after photo backs me up on this. If you don't want to wear one, don't wear one. But you can't use the excuse that they were not "right" for the AOT.
CS ROPE BORDER BUCKLE # 260R $9.95 BUY NOW!
C.S. OVAL BUCKLE, LEAD FILLED WITH ARROW TYPE HOOKS.
#260 $9.95 BUY NOW!
C.S. OVAL, LEAD FILLED FOR CARTRIDGE BOX.
#261 $9.95 BUY NOW!
U.S. OVAL BUCKLE, LEAD FILLED WITH ARROW TYPE HOOKS
#262 $9.95 BUY NOW!
US OVAL, LEAD FILLED FOR CARTRIDGE BOX.
#263 $9.95 BUY NOW!
U.S. OVAL BUCKLE SMALL, 1839 THROUGH 1864, LEAD FILLED WITH TWO ARROW TYPE HOOKS
#262-S $9.95 OUT OF STOCK.
EAGLE BREAST PLATE, LEAD FILLED W WIRE LOOPS
#266 $9.95 BUY NOW!
SAME AS ABOVE BUT WITH HOOKS FOR N.C.O. BALDRIC
#267 $9.95 BUY NOW!
S.N.Y. (STATE OF NEW YORK) OVAL LEAD FILLED PLATE WITH ARROW TYPE HOOKS
#142 $9.95 TEMP. OUT OF STOCK.
S.N.Y. OVAL LEAD FILLED CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE
#143 $9.95 BUY NOW!
O.V.M. (OHIO VOLUNTEER MILITIA) BUCKLE, OVAL LEAD FILLED PLATE WITH ARROW TYPE HOOKS
#144 $9.95 BUY NOW!
O.V.M. OVAL LEAD FILLED CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE
#145 $9.95 BUY NOW!
OHIO STATE SEAL, BREAST PLATE
#146 $9.95 TEMP. OUT OF STOCK.
S.C. SOUTH CAROLINA OVAL LEAD FILLED PLATE WITH ARROW TYPE HOOKS
#142A $9.95 BUY NOW!
S.C. OVAL LEAD FILLED CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE
#143-B $9.95 BUY NOW!
NORTH CAROLINA OVAL LEAD FILLED PLATE WITH ARROW TYPE HOOKS
#142-B $9.95 BUY NOW!
N.C. OVAL LEAD FILLED CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE
#143-C $9.95 BUY NOW!
TEXAS / MISS. OVAL LEAD FILLED PLATE WITH ARROW TYPE HOOKS
#142-D $9.95 BUY NOW!
TEXAS / MISS. OVAL LEAD FILLED CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE
#143-E $9.95 BUY NOW!
SNAKE BUCKLE, BRASS, TWO HEADED STYLE
#268A $24.95 BUY NOW!
GEORGIA FRAME, CAST BRASS, GUTTER BACK STYLE
#269 $19.95 BUY NOW!
FORKED TONGUE FRAME BUCKLE CAST BRASS
#270 $19.95 BUY NOW!
SHEET COPPER C.S.A. BUCKLE
Talk about an under-represented buckle in re-enacting! Here it is. This is a very common buckle to dig in any army of Tennessee Camp. Our reproduction (top center) is an exact copy of a buckle dug in one of General Polk's camps (bottom right) on the Duck river line just outside of Shelbyville, Tennessee. The boys were camped there from January through late June of 1863. The weight, shape and the hooks for the buckle are a perfect match.
The buckle measures 3 and 3/8 inches long by 2 3/8 inches wide. Almost the same length and width of any US or CS lead filled buckle.
If you look to the original sheet copper buckles you will find many with small variations in size and shape but they are all basically the same buckle. The sheet copper itself was run through the blockade and the buckles were then produced in the southern metal shops. We know this because from time to time someone will dig one of these buckles with all or part of the English Foundries stamp on it. According to those who are considered experts in the field of buckles, the hooks were often made from hammered telegraph wire that was bent into hooks and then soldered onto the back of the buckle using lead. This wire was of very poor quality and the hooks are seldom found intact. There is no hard evidence, but because of the abundance of these buckles that were found in the Middle Tennessee area many feel that some of these buckles were produced in Tullahoma, TN which during this period was the Headquarters of Gen. Bragg.
But----- These buckles are not limited to the Army of Tennessee. Many have been dug in Virginia just as the buckle on the bottom left was. Note the two holes in the buckle. That is a field repair after the original hooks had broken off. The top right corner is bent under that buckle. Still in place but to fragile to straighten.
The photo right is of the back side of the buckle showing just how the hooks are affixed to the plate.
NEW SOLID BRASS ECONOMY BUCKLES
GEORGIA RECTANGLE
# CWE-01 $12.95 BUY NOW!
VIRGINIA RECTANGLE
# CWE-04 $12.95 BUY NOW!
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