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CIVIL WAR ERA LOUISIANA SWORD BELT PLATE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
CIVIL WAR ERA LOUISIANA SWORD BELT PLATE.

79 x 50mm. This is an interesting well made sword belt buckle listed in various references as wartime due to motto: "JUSTICE UNION AND CONFIDENCE". Postwar buckles have motto with "UNION" first and are quite similar. Buckle has good cast details, 30mm belt hook as found on higher grade officer buckles. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: letter of authenticity from Rafael Eledge
CONDITION: very good to fine, light mustard patina with staining. Belt hook is bent with some verdigris where soldered. (02-17369/JS). $2,000-3,000.