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Part 1: Alejandro de Quesada, Jr. Collection

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  2025-11-22 09:00:00 2025-11-22 09:00:00 America/New_York Fleischer's Auctions Fleischer's Auctions : Part 1: Alejandro de Quesada, Jr. Collection https://bid.fleischersauctions.com/auctions/fleischers-auctions/part-1-alejandro-de-quesada-jr-collection-20329
This exclusive catalog presents a select offering from the personal collection of Alejandro "Alex" de Quesada Jr., renowned historian, author, and collector. The catalog features exceptionally rare swords, historically significant belt buckles and military insignia, original Civil War flags, and a wide range of ephemera representing pivotal moments in military history.
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Lot 136

[CIVIL WAR] Leech & Rigdon 2-Piece Wreath Buckle

Estimate: $750 - $1,500
Starting Bid
$250

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Excavated two-piece "Leech & Rigdon" style belt buckle. Sand-cast brass. Modern white ink inscription to reverse reads "Corinth." 3 7/16 x 2 in. Mullinax 044-045. 

 

Mullinax notes that this unmarked style of plate were issued to Confederate troops in the Western Theater, which corresponds neatly with the "Corinth" dig site attributed to the reverse. Believed to be manufactured by Leech & Rigdon in quantity. 

 

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

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