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Civil war sword belt named to General


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I bought this from an estate of a military collector out of New York It is a great condition bullion belt and buckle. The general was an engineer last name Goebel.

 

I think the buckle is silver from the backside and the hook is different from other M1850's I looked at. The detail on the front is terrific.

 

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I see the difference now but it looks closer to a m1851 with that catch, what are the differences that I am missing? This is not my area for sure.

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The M1851 utilized an integral belt loop that was visible from the front of the belt plate. The M1874 did away with this feature, and the loop was brought around to the rear in the way of a wire loop.

 

This is the M1851 from the face:

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