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FINE CONFEDERATE MARYLAND SWORD BELT BUCKLE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,250.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD
FINE CONFEDERATE MARYLAND SWORD BELT BUCKLE.
51mm x 88mm, cast brass model 1850 sword belt plate would the Maryland State seal. Pre war manufacture by Emerson Gaylord. Many wartime photographs of Maryland cavalry show this buckle, and several have been excavated from Confederate campsites. From the collection of Ed Holliday, a very savvy collector who only acquired the finest items from top collectors/dealers, this buckle was purchased from Steve Mullinax. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: Steve Mullinax Letter of Authenticity. CONDITION: very good overall, mostly chocolate patina with gold highlights in protected areas, keeper is slightly bent inward. PROVENANCE: purchased from Steve Mullinax; Ed Holliday (1939-2019) estate collection. (02-22777/JS). NON-GUN. $2,500-3,500.