The classic Confederate enlisted man’s belt buckle: the fixed-tongue frame buckle. Simple to make, robust, and widely produced, this was quintessential general service belt buckle of the Confederate army that saw service in every theatre of the war. The belt would simply be sewn around the central bar and the other end pierced by two rows of holes to adjust and secure it.

This was recovered in Orange, Virginia, and shows a nice green and brown face with light brown and some whitish oxidation on the reverse. The two fixed tongues were cast in one piece with the frame and lie on the same plane with it on the face, but on the reverse, like the center bar. are raised and beveled for strength. As is usual, this shows more of its sand casting on the reverse, where the edges and face were usually file finished to some degree.

This is nice example, with no bends or dings, displays well, and would be good addition to a collection of Civil War plates and buckles. If there was belt buckle worn by the “typical” Confederate soldier it was likely this pattern.  [sr] [ph:L]

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