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LOT 1587
American Confederate States Civil War Belt Buckle
1861-1865 A.D. OR LATER
3 1/2 in. (120 grams, 91 mm).
Discoid body with raised rim and low-relief letters 'CS', wide D-section rectangular attachment slot and cook to the underside. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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