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Part 1: Alejandro de Quesada, Jr. Collection

Sat, Nov 22, 2025 09:00AM EST
Lot 192

[CIVIL WAR] Attributed Louisiana Belt Buckle

Estimate: $1,500 - $3,000

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Louisiana belt buckle. Die-stamped brass face, lead-filled. Three brass hooks soldered to reverse. Etched to reverse: "PJ Watters / 1863". 3 x 2 1/16 in. Gavin 108; Kerksis 364-365; Mullinax  257-258.

 

A typical Louisiana buckle with hooks soldered directly into lead-filling, standard for this style of plate. 

 

The example may have belonged to Patrick Waters, who enlisted in Company F of the 7th Louisiana Infantry, or Peter Waters, who served in Company A of the 1st Louisiana Regulars. 

 

An excellent inscribed Louisiana buckle. 

 

[Civil War, Union, Confederate]  [Relics, Militaria, Accouterment, Equipment, Uniforms]

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