OT-Original Civil War Belt Buckles

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OT-Original Civil War Belt Buckles

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Dudes,
My good friend Tom at Targetmaster got in a mess of Civil War period handguns along with some belt buckles. I know my Winchesters but Civil War stuff has been faked so much over the years, I am not confident of my evaluations. The guns he got in are no-brainers but does anyone here have knowledge on the buckles. I do know original buckles are worth some serious money and we spent the whole night on the web looking at pictures but we do not have a definitive answer.

We are worried that someone might have aged repo buckles from the 1960's. They sure look real and have lots of tiny little dings and they were with a mess of Civil War guns so............just maybe.

Here's a few pics--check out the no-barrel .22 short handgun. Serial #383 in about 90+ condition. Its called a "My Friend" and is of superior craftsmanship.

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Buckles are an iffy thing. Provenance is everything. I'll have to do a bit more research on #1 but #2 seems good, mostly because the belt has been left "intact". Most fakers don't do that...

The little "My Friend" knuckleduster is darn nice! I'd have to research prices on that.
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Thanks Hobie, I think faking has gotten so good that it takes a scientific evaluation to tell. (composition of the brass).

Yea, that knuckleduster is cool. The new Flaydermans has it at close to 2 g's. I sure would not want to trust my life on it though. Without a barrel, the velocities are probably around 4-500 fps with a 29 gr. bullet. Mouse medicine------------------Sixgun
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Post by Greg807 »

Wow... that little gun looks original, kinda makes you wonder how many poor souls lost their lives to a little eyeball gun like that.
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I have a well made but fake CSA buckle, stamped on the back "Tiffany, New York" ! Why the fakers thought New York firms would have openly made Confederate equipment !!! :roll:
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Cool pics! 8) I love that little knuckleduster!!! :D
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