Pennsylvania State Belt Buckle. Civil War? Authentic? Thanks

[Jennings Lane]

Pennsylvania State Belt Buckle. Civil War? Authentic? Any information much appreciated. Thanks

 

[dunmore1774]

Can you get a pic from the side? Looking to see if it has much of a curve to it

[Steve Rogers]

Attached is the plate from O'Donnell and Campbell. Note the difference in the hook and the better die strike, which they particularly note.

 

[Jennings Lane]

Can you get a pic from the side? Looking to see if it has much of a curve to it

Please excuse me taking so long to post this picture. The side view. Thank you both for your help. Always appreciated.

 

Andy

 

[daniel griffin]

The strike is much too hazy and the reverse hooks are not correct.

[Jennings Lane]

The strike is much too hazy and the reverse hooks are not correct.

 

Thanks, much appreciated.

 

Andy

 

[acw]

I'm not familiar with Pennsylvania state buckles. I would however recommend doing some additional homework before assuming it is not authentic. I have a couple of buckles that are 100% authentic Civil War but are not published nor documented. As an example take a look at "Dave Taylor's Civil War Antiques" new listings. The small U.S. buckle with arrow hooks would normally be written off as a repo because of the variant hooks but, in fact, it is a vary rare variant. I had a quick look in Crouches "Repos Buckles" book and there were no examples. It may very well be a repo/fake but just for fun I would hold onto it until someone can verify that assumption.

[BBG]

A Pennsylvania state reproduction buckle is shown in Crouches book, here's an attachment. The hooks on the back are different, but I think yours is the same reproduction.