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Federal Carbine Sling Buckle

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Item: Federal Carbine Sling Buckle
Construction: Cast brass with middle bar and rotating tongues.
Use: Fastened the cavalryman's leather sling which carried a carbine.
Condition: Excellent, excavated. Very pleasing brown patina with areas of dull brass showing through on the cross bar and tangs. The frame and cross bar are solid with a minor wave likely from period use. Both original rotating belt attachment tongues are present, secure to the bar and freely rotate. There are no cracks, breaks, or repairs.
Recovered: Wilderness, VA area.
Approximate size: 51 x 83 mm.
Reference: Similar examples of Federal carbine sling buckles are found in the following Civil War belt plate and relic reference books:

• "Civil War Artifacts" by Howard Crouch, page 193, item 1.
• "American Military Belt Plates" by Michael J. O'Donnell and J. Duncan Campbell, on page 476.
• "Excavated Artifacts from Battlefields and Campsites of The Civil War" by Stanley S. Phillip, page 22.

See the above pages in the additional images.

Comments: This Federal carbine sling buckle was acquired directly from the digger who hunted several Civil War sites in central and northern Virginia. It will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War buckle, plate, or general relic collection. 

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Product Code:

PC10162

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Price:

$135.00

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