New York Militia Officer Belt Buckle - Cole's Hill - Museum Quality

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Item: New York Militia Officer Belt Buckle - Cole's Hill - Museum Quality
Construction: Sand cast brass with raised wreath and old English script letters "NY". 
Condition: Excellent, solid, excavated. The buckle has a brown patina with hints of green in a few areas. The plate has a moderate body curve with no cracks, breaks, or repairs. The belt attachment bar is present and the rear retains its integral tongue which has a small casting flaw. Lightly etched into the rear beside the tongue are believed to be Roman numerals. 
Recovered: Cole's Hill, Culpeper County, VA area. (see comments below)
Approximate size: 48 x 81 mm.
Reference: Similar examples can be found in the following Civil War relic reference books:

  • "American Military Belt Plates" by Michael J. O'Donnell and J. Duncan Campbell, on page 403, as plate 668.
  • "Field Guide to Excavated Federal Plates" by Daniel J. Peters on page 69, as plate 66. 
  • "Excavated Artifacts from Battlefields and Campsites of The Civil War" by Stanley S. Phillips on page 12 as item 5. 

See scans of the above pages in the additional images.

Comments:  New York militia officer buckles are not often recovered. According to the tag that will accompany the buckle, it was "found at Coles Hill (also known as Lone Tree Hill) near Orange, VA. by Sarah Anne Nance Page about 1965." This museum quality buckle will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War plate or general relic collection.

Product Code:
PC6718

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