Purchased at yard sale-- Is it authentic??

[ipsilateral]

Howdy friends,

Recently purchased this Eagle Sword Belt Plate at a yard sale. Can anyone authenticate it? What's it worth? I paid $20 which seemed like an exceptionally good deal. I've seen a lot of relics and this one looks pretty good to me, I just can't believe that anything that doesn't come out of the ground is going to be real..

Nate

 

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[CRUSADER]

i guess it looks already (coming from a UK guy)

 

[ivan salis]

on first look in photos ---it looks good to me -- heck I'd give $20 for it , all day long (even if its a "decent" copy it would be worth more than $20 to most folks ) --- psst that buckle looks like it did come outta the ground --just not "found" by you. is all.

 

[DCMatt]

I'm with Ivan. Looks real enough. If not real, it's a good copy. An excellent buy at $20. I'd get it straightened and wear it!

DCMatt

 

[romeo-1]

Looks good! Like already mentioned...get it straightened and wear it!

 

[BioProfessor]

If it's a copy, it's a good one. Even the wear pattern looks right. And if it is a copy, it looks like it was a lost copy that was found in the ground.

Ones like this photo had a narrow tongue which is pre-1862.

When did you buy it?

Daryl

 

[trikikiwi]

From my perspective, that is one of the Best Buckles I've had the privilege of viewing on this site.
13 scattered stars

Mike

 

[ipsilateral]

Hi Daryl,

I have always enjoyed reading your posts on the site and trust your opinions a lot. Yeah, I noticed the wider tongue which was something I wondered about. So, that doesn't indicate a replica, but a later production? I bought it about a week ago. BTW, I am a neuro PhD student at Tulane. Do you do bench research?

Thank you to all who have written in-- I love the idea that there is a place for people like us who have treasure in their veins to meet, discuss and learn. Before this web site existed, I was just a nut..Now there's a community.

 

[DCMatt]

Before this web site existed, I was just a nut..Now there's a community.

Arguably a community of nuts, but a community nonetheless...

DCMatt

 

[Don in SJ]

Nate, I thought the buckle was suspect at first due to the wide tongue, or that it was a later version, but not being very knowledgable in this part of the relic world I went to the one website that is fairly decent with photos of both legit ones and copies.

After looking I am somewhat satisfied I think you have a legit one and it is similar to the last one on the page,(P1603) not identical but at least that one also has a wide tongue.

http://relicman.com/ArchivePlateFedGovSword1851.htm

and fakes on his website:

http://relicman.com/fakeFed663EagleSword.htm

Either way, a great bargain for that price!

Don

 

[wildrider]

Besides the wide tongue. It looks like some weird casting marks on the back. I've never seen anything like them.

 

[Montana Jim]

Like the many varieties of authentic buttons, your plate is close enough to all the authentic plates I found that I would be hard pressed to call it a replica...

Great purchase, great belt plate.

I hope you can get it authenticated should you choose to do so.

 

[ipsilateral]

Just for fun, here are a couple of the other treasures that came with the lot when I purchased it.

 

[Sky Pilot]

Right on, Ivan!! I also believe it to be a "dug" relic, and pretty certain it was made before 1862!! Very nice find!! A steal at 20 bucks!! Great hunting and good luck!!! Regards, Richard.

 

[ipsilateral]

Plehbah, thanks! That would be great.

 

[cw0909]

Nate wanna sell the......... id rather be fishing.......
just love it, it looks like one of those truck stop shop items
mding is my #1 fav hobby, and fishing is second
great buys

 

[ipsilateral]

Absolutely. I have it listed here, and I'll take OBO on that! Here you go, CW:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5739203