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Confederate CS 2-Pc \"Exaggerated Serifs\" Belt Plate Buckle Dug Culpeper Co VA
Price: US $1080.77
Scarce pattern CS tongue & wreath 2-piece belt plate with unique, decorative \"exaggerated\" serifs on the letters. This is one of a large variety of Confederate 2-piece buckles that fall in the general category of \" Virginia Style\" buckles. I recovered this one in 1977 in Culpeper County, Virginiain the area of the Battle of Cedar Mountain, on property that belonged to my uncle at the time and which I later purchased (and still own.)The buckle is in fine shape. There\'s nothing broken or missing. I was able to save some fragments of the original belt leather on both belt loops. Quite a bit of the belt leather was evident at the time but was too decomposed to save. The leather fragments are very hard and brittle. The lighter spots on the leather are some soil that couldn\'t be removed without destroying the leather. This buckle displays a number of features which illustrate the crude, makeshift nature of Southern wartime production such as the round, indented vent holes on each piece, fairly thin construction (especially note the thin belt loops) and uneven casting. There is a fair bit of surface pitting from soil action in some places (see closeup photo of the disc with letters CS.) This particular pattern is quite scarce, even compared to many other CS 2-Pc buckles. They certainly don\'t show up for sale very often! I have put 10 clear photos on here, so scroll around. The Riker display / storage case is included. I will ship this free by Priority Mail. On the current retail market this would quickly sell for $3,500 and up. But this isn\'t retail and I\'m not a retail dealer who bought it from who-knows-who who dug it who-knows-where and then has to turn a respectable profit. I\'ve put a VERY LOW opening offer amount on here with . IF I RECEIVE AN ACCEPTABLE OFFER BEFORE THIS sale HAS ANY offerS, I WILL ADD A \" BUY IT NOW \" OPTION AND SELL IT IMMEDIATELY. SO I ADVISE YOU TO EITHER offer EARLY OR MESSAGE ME AND WORK OUT AN OFFER! IF YOU HESITATE IT MIGHT BE GONE! Note- \"acceptable\" for this plate would be about half the market price. Please note that I RARELY state dimensions in my listings, and even less often in millimeters. This is especially true for Confederate artifacts. The reasons are very simple. First, the dimensions noted in reference books apply ONLY to THE item in THAT photo. Period. Second, NO -- repeat, NO -- buckles and buttons used in the Civil War were manufactured using metric measurements, with the exception of a few made in France. BUT- the metric system at that time was NOT the SAME as today. It wasn\'t standardized as we know it now until the 1960s! Third, aside from a few highly specialized professions (engineers, scientists, etc) it would\'ve been very difficult to find anyone in what was the US of 1860 who\'d ever HEARD of a millimeter, much less one who had a good idea what it was. In short, people who get all hung-up on precise millimeter measurements in regard to artifacts from the Civil War period are wasting time and effort on a subject that is TOTALLY IRRELEVANT. This includes many of the self-proclaimed \"experts\" out there. Basically, the whole confusing nonsense resulted from people who didn\'t have a grip on the historical context of the period (i.e., amateurs, not trained, professional historians) putting data in books that did not apply. If this ticks some people off, I really don\'t care- it\'s the truth. I never sold any of my recovered artifacts until about a year ago (not even a bullet.) I\'ve been metal detecting since 1961- 56 years now. I\'m retired from the US Army and am rated as a Permanently & Totally Disabled Veteran due to wounds and injuries received on Active Duty. I also have a Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Military History and postdoctoral study in field archaeology. I pursued this profession and taught at university level until my army - connected physical issues forced me to retire again (mostly!) I decided to finally list some of my private items for sale to supplement my fixed income and clear out some of the little \"treasures\" I\'ve accumulated throughout my very active life. All excavated artifacts I sell were recovered legally. Due to some incidents in which I provided written statements to buyers, supposedly for their own records but actually intended to jack up the prices when they resold the items, then trying to get me in the middle of their transactions, I must decline to do so or provide any information beyond what\'s in the listing. buyers/ buyer must be aware that this is an excavated historical artifact that is over 150 years old. It is delicate and should not be handled, carried around, or played with. It has already been as cleaned, washed, brushed, etc as it should be, according to professional/ academic archaeological preservation standards. No additional \"cleaning\" of any type should be undertaken. Further, any alteration to the condition of the item, no matter how slight - under Federal law and the policies of both and Paypal -- voids all return/ refund options. There are a few distinct types of people out there who swing metal detectors and excavate artifacts. The first are the ones who recover something and ask themselves, \"What can we learn from this?\" The second are the people whose first thought is, \"What\'s it worth?\" The first group are responsible people who care about history. The second are -- in effect -- looters of history. And then there are the worst. The REALLY despicable ones who LITERALLY loot (steal) artifacts from private property without permission, from professional archaeological project sites, from public lands and other protected sites (even Battlefield Parks.) Some even stoop so low as to dig up the graves of Civil War soldiers in cemeteries, hoping they were buried in their uniforms! Look in the mirror and ask yourself which one you are. I state that I don\'t accept refunds because some dishonest folks have wanted refunds for unacceptable reasons, such as damaging or altering the artifacts. Or because they\'re pulling a scam. Or because they spent the grocery money. Or the wife got mad. Or due to Transaction Interference by some disreputable people. But- if you have a VALID reason, please contact me promptly and I\'ll do my best to work with you. I will be listing a number of Civil War artifacts for sale this week so check my other sales!

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