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Civil War Belt Plates & Buckles Price Guide

What Civil War belt plates & buckles have actually sold for — 215 recorded sales from 24 auction houses and dealers, 2026.

$550
median realized
$295–$1,850
middle half of sales
$10–$20,500
full range
215
recorded sales

Figures are computed from realized prices (hammer or total with premium, as reported by the seller) — never asking prices. Condition, attribution, and provenance move individual results far outside these bands. How these numbers are calculated →

Recent Recorded Sales

ItemSoldSellerRealized
USBP 13. Dug US M-1839 Enlisted Man’s Belt Buckle. Cold Harbor VA. Battlefield.September 18, 2026Army of Tennessee Relics$495
USBP 9. Dug US Enlisted Cavalryman’s Carbine Sling Buckle. Dalton GA.September 18, 2026Army of Tennessee Relics$125
USBP 3. Dug US Enlisted Infantryman’s Belt Buckle. Manassas VA.September 18, 2026Army of Tennessee Relics$325
CSBP 2. Dug Confederate Enlisted Man’s Belt Buckle. Kennesaw Mtn. GA. Battlefield.September 18, 2026Army of Tennessee Relics$695
US Model 1851 Presentation Officers Sword Belt Plate on BeltSeptember 16, 2026Memphis Military Antiques$795
Smokingly beautiful, non-excavated, Richmond Arsenal pattern, CS two-piece sword belt plate with a portion of the…September 16, 2026Middle Tennessee Relics$6,495
FRAME BUCKLE WIDE TOOTH / THICK NON DUG RARESeptember 15, 2026North Carolina Relics$1,150
FRAME BUCKLESeptember 15, 2026North Carolina Relics$595
FRAME BUCKLESeptember 15, 2026North Carolina Relics$635
VIRGINIA BREAST PLATE COLD HARBOR VASeptember 15, 2026North Carolina Relics$399
SOUTHERN MILITIA BREAST PLATE COLD HARBOR VASeptember 15, 2026North Carolina Relics$399
LARGE WATER COLOR FRAMED CSA ucv ITEMSeptember 15, 2026North Carolina Relics$250
1825 MILITIA PLATE PHILADELPHIA CITY CAVALRYSeptember 15, 2026North Carolina Relics$990
Dug Confederate ' Maker Marked ' Georgia Frame BuckleSeptember 15, 2026Powhatan Station Civil War Relics$1,595
Dug US Militia Belt PlateSeptember 13, 2026Powhatan Station Civil War Relics$550
eagle panel plate on original beltSeptember 11, 2026Stones River Trading Company$985
Very nice condition, excavated, rare "tall loop" pattern of the Leech & Rigdon "08" sword belt plate.September 11, 2026Middle Tennessee Relics$3,650
Really pretty condition excavated standard large size Confederate "GA.September 10, 2026Middle Tennessee Relics$650
US Waist Belt Plate - Supplier Marked "E. GAYLORD" & Inscribed "A M COOK"- High QualitySeptember 9, 2026Virginia Relics$550
US Cartridge Box Plate - YorktownSeptember 9, 2026Virginia Relics$135
US Cartridge Box Plate - Solder BackingSeptember 9, 2026Virginia Relics$40
US Cartridge Box Plate Field Conversion to Waist Belt BuckleSeptember 9, 2026Virginia Relics$390
Eagle PlateSeptember 9, 2026Virginia Relics$125
CSBP 6. Dug Confederate Enlisted Man’s Belt Buckle. Doswell VA.September 8, 2026Army of Tennessee Relics$750
USBP 9. Stunning US Enlistedman’s Belt Buckle. Found on The Chancellorsville VA. Battlefield in 1963.September 8, 2026Army of Tennessee Relics$395
CSBP 1. Dug Confederate Enlisted Man’s Belt Plate. Found Eastern Louisiana.September 8, 2026Army of Tennessee Relics$1,850
USBP 36. US Enlistedman’s Belt Buckle.September 8, 2026Army of Tennessee Relics$225
CSBP 12. Dug Confederate Sword/Saber Belt Buckle Tongue.September 8, 2026Army of Tennessee Relics$995
Beautiful condition non-excavated 1840 - 1860 era large size lead filled U.September 7, 2026Middle Tennessee Relics$375
Excellent condition, non-excavated, regulation, large size, arrow-hook pattern, US oval, lead-filled waist belt plate.September 7, 2026Middle Tennessee Relics$350
USBP 3. Dug US M-1839 Enlisted Man’s Belt Plate.September 7, 2026Army of Tennessee Relics$395
CSBP 8. Dug Confederate Enlisted Man’s Belt Plate.September 7, 2026Army of Tennessee Relics$4,650
Dug Confederate Frame BuckleSeptember 6, 2026Powhatan Station Civil War Relics$795
NEW YORK EXCELSIOR PANEL PLATE 1830-40 BBSeptember 4, 2026North Carolina Relics$595
Very attractive, excavated, thinner Tennessee style, cast brass, rectangular, "CSA" waist belt plate.September 2, 2026Middle Tennessee Relics$2,650
tongue from an early militia officer's buckleSeptember 1, 2026Stones River Trading Company$295
Excellent condition, excavated, very ornate, 1820's era, stamped brass Eagle Militia buckle.August 31, 2026Middle Tennessee Relics$795
CSBP 2. Dug Confederate Enlisted Man’s Belt Buckle. Kennesaw Mtn. GA. Battlefield.August 31, 2026Army of Tennessee Relics$295
UNION CARTRIDGE BOXAugust 29, 2026Richard Ferry Military Antiques$475
ALTERED CARBINE SLING BUCKLE, MADE INTO A BELTAugust 29, 2026Richard Ferry Military Antiques$1,500

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