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THE ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE 49TH REGIMENT VIRGINIA VOLs BELT PLATE
Guns International #: 103110974 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Collectibles - Civil War - Military Collectible US
Seller's Information
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Seller: thesouthone
Member Since: 1/2/22
First Name: Mark
Last Name: Morton
State: Georgia
Zip: 30033
Country: United States
Phone: (404) 452-2333
Number of Active Listings: 12
Total Number of Listings: 161
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Return policy varies with different items, please refer to listing or contact me with questions about any return days from date received. If an item is returned it must be unaltered from condition received.
Payment Types Accepted: Money Orders, Best Method, Receive Immediate Shipment, Personal Checks.
About Us: I have been buying, selling, trading all types of militaria for about 35 years, primarily German, Japanese WW 2 and Civil War items. While I list items for sale for a cash price, I am open to offers, cash and trade or straight trades. I will combine items for shipping and make deals on multiple item purchases. Please ask any questions you have that are not covered by the information provided in the listing. Items sold are believed to be, with all available information, original period items unless otherwise stated. Return if not as described for refund minus shipping. Thanks, Mark
Description:
I first saw this item listed on an estate at a nominal starting bid. There was limited information except it came from a local estate that was being ed. I liked the range of toning and patina I saw in the pictures knowing this was impossible to artifically reproduce. I did not know at the time about the history of this plate and so did the research described here.
The 49th REGIMENT VIRGINIA VOLs was mustered in 1861 and the history should be well known to CW historians. This 49TH REGIMENT VRGINIA VOLs buckle with the piece of belt still attached pictured below on a piece of rough weave red wool cloth in the case as pictured with the CW bullets came from an estate in Virginia Beach, Virginia. I can find no other like it available anywhere other than the reproductions of this made by Parsley Brass, also located in Virginia.
I contacted the owners of Parsley Brass about how the reproductions origunated and they related the following to me. How the zinc master used to produce all the repros of this belt plate, pictured in the B&W photo below is an interesting piece of information and details how the only repros available of this plate came into being.
Herbert Parsley, the founder of Parsley brass, apparerntly located an original, This One?, and then had the zinc master shown below in B&W, rendered by an engineer from a photograph, and most likely measurments, he took of what could only have been an original 49th belt plate. Otherwise, what would be the point to copy a copy with so much cost and effort involved. Parsley Brass is the only company that makes a repro of this plate.
This buckle appears to be the buckle Herb Paesley photographed to create that zinc master. There are also other similar original buckles of almost identical design attrributed to the1st Regiment Virginia Volunteers. That suggests this style of buckle was certainly available to purchase during the period if it was not actually an issued item. None have been battlefield found or are otherwise known that I am aware of so probably special order by the wearer.
The picture of the repro I bought from Parsley Brass to directly compare with the Original had a false patina applied. I aked current managment at Parsley Brass if the multitone patina on the "Original" could be duplicated by them, they said it was not possible to do.
There are obvious variations and flaws in the casting of the repro not present on the Original. There are also hundreds of micro abraisions/use scars visible on the Original, and none on the repro. Also, so far, noone I have contacted can tell me any way to reproduce the variety of toning and patina present on the Original.
SH&I will be $100.00 with full insurance for value Priority Mail with Tracking. M.O receives immediate shipping, checks MUST clear minimum of 7 days before shipping. 10 day exam return unaltered if not as described, minus shipping. Thanks, Mark
Price: $7,500.00