US & CS Belts & Buckles

Regulation pattern 1861 leather belt in  Black with Lead filled brass buckle

Regulation pattern 1855 leather belt in Black with Lead filled brass buckle

These belts were imported from England.

Better known as the snake buckle used by both sides in the conflict.

Available in Brown and Black

This belt will fit up to 50 inches

Leather Georgia Frame belt with brass buckle

Available in Brown and Black

This belt will fit up to 50 inches

Brass and lead filled, cartridge box plate

Brass and Lead filled buckle

Brass and Lead Filled Oval cartridge box plate with loops on the back to fit to the cartridge box

Brass and Lead Filled buckle

Regulation Pattern 1851 Union eagle two piece sword belt plate with silver wreath on brass buckle, this comes on an adjustable leather belt in either black or brown.

This can also be used with the Jeb Stuart Sword belt hanger, please ask when ordering.

Early war Pennsylvania buckle circ 1861-62

Made from brass.

Regulation Pattern 1851 Union eagle two piece belt plate

This can also be used with the sword belt hangers or the Jeb Stuart Sword belt hanger, please ask when ordering.

Leather Waist Belt from the Regulation pattern 1850 Union eagle two piece brass buckle in black or brown belt.

Can also be used with sword belt hangers or the Jeb Stuart sword belt hanger

Will fit up to 50 inch waist

Regulation pattern 1850 Union eagle two piece brass buckle

Patented by J.E.B. Stuart in 1859. Soon sold the rights to the US Goverment which became a standard cavalry issue throughout the Civil and Indian Wars.

The sword hanger was in use up until 1900 and made it easy for the trooper to disconnect the sword from the belt when it was not required.

Clips on to belt with a large slide clip

Handmade, copied from an original. Regulation sword belt made from black leather, comes with sword hangers and over strap with the model 1851 2 piece buckle.  The most common mistake for this buckle was that is was often confused as an officer buckle which had sun rays completely around the eagle.

Richmond, Virginia 2 Piece brass Buckle

2 piece solid brass Texas State Buckle

Standard enlisted mans rectangular solid brass belt buckle

Brass and Lead Filled Eagle Union Breast Plate Model 1839

Standard Enlisted Mans

For use with the Cartridge Box Sling

Brass Belt Keeper

This does the job of keeping the tail of the belt from falling about, just like the loops on your modern day trousers keep the tail of the belt from waving about today.

1874 Indian Wars 2 piece solid brass buckle

Solid Brass Buckle with hooks on the back to fit to the belt

CS Navy 2 Piece Buckle made of Brass

Brass and Lead Filled SNY (State of New York) Buckle

Brass and Lead Filled SNY (State of New York) Cartridge Box Plate

A good reproduction, CS Officers Sword Belt with white stitching in Leather.

Also now come with the sword belt swivels

Black High Quality Leather Belt with a solid brass 2 piece buckle.  Belt is fully adjustable and will go up to 50 inches.

Black Leather belt for USN.

This belt was issued with the navy musket cartridge box and cap pouch.

Issued to Captain of Guns, Gun crews for Howitzers and small arms for enlisted men.

The high quality black leather belt was issued with the bottomless pistol frog, revolver cartridge box and boarding axe and carrier.

It does not have a buckle but is fastened by a hook as shown in the picture and is fully adjustable.

Solid Brass Snake Buckle comes in three pieces ready to sew onto your own belt.

Regulation M1841 Leather Accoutrement Belt

In 1841 the pistol accoutrement belt was issued to Sailors which contained a bottomless pistol frog and revolver cartridge box with USN stamped in the leather, also often issued with this belt was either a boarding axe or a cutlass

Leather Regulation CS & US Naval Musket Accoutrements Belt

In 1862 the Navy introduced a leather belt with a jappaned iron buckle for Captains of Guns and enlisted men of small arms

The Naval Cartridge box as stamped with USN Cartouche, and has  internal tins.

Leather belt which will fit up to 50 inches.  Fitted with the Texas Star 2 Piece Brass Buckle

Produced prior to 1861, Texas Soldiers bound for Confederate Service are known to have used this style of belt.

Solid Brass US Marine Breast Plate

Civil War Period

Smooth Brass Marine Belt place C1831 to C1856 though they were extensively used throughout the Civil War and beyond.

These are considered the best in buckles for authenticity.

The buckle has been sand cast in high quality brass, the patterns are formed from originals and the reproduction is an exact copy in every way.  If the original had some wear or small infraction it will be reflected in the reproduction and all are individually hand worked and finished in the traditional way of the 1800’s.

These are considered the best in buckles for authenticity.

The buckle has been sand cast in high quality brass, the patterns are formed from originals and the reproduction is an exact copy in every way.  If the original had some wear or small infraction it will be reflected in the reproduction and all are individually hand worked and finished in the traditional way of the 1800’s.

Though this was a Militia buckle it saw use in the civil war.

These are considered the best in buckles for authenticity.

The buckle has been sand cast in high quality brass, the patterns are formed from originals and the reproduction is an exact copy in every way.  If the original had some wear or small infraction it will be reflected in the reproduction and all are individually hand worked and finished in the traditional way of the 1800’s.

This buckle has the fully formed wreath.

These are considered the best in buckles for authenticity.

The buckle has been sand cast in high quality brass, the patterns are formed from originals and the reproduction is an exact copy in every way.  If the original had some wear or small infraction it will be reflected in the reproduction and all are individually hand worked and finished in the traditional way of the 1800’s.

These are considered the best in buckles for authenticity.

The buckle has been sand cast in high quality brass, the patterns are formed from originals and the reproduction is an exact copy in every way.  If the original had some wear or small infraction it will be reflected in the reproduction and all are individually hand worked and finished in the traditional way of the 1800’s.

This buckle would have seen extensive use during the civil war.

These are considered the best in buckles for authenticity.

The buckle has been sand cast in high quality brass, the patterns are formed from originals and the reproduction is an exact copy in every way.  If the original had some wear or small infraction it will be reflected in the reproduction and all are individually hand worked and finished in the traditional way of the 1800’s.

Date of issue unknown

These are considered the best in buckles for authenticity.

The buckle has been sand cast in high quality brass, the patterns are formed from originals and the reproduction is an exact copy in every way.  If the original had some wear or small infraction it will be reflected in the reproduction and all are individually hand worked and finished in the traditional way of the 1800’s.

This buckle is c1861-1865 solid brass. General Service Belt Plate, Western Confederate Armies.

These are considered the best in buckles for authenticity.

The buckle has been sand cast in high quality brass, the patterns are formed from originals and the reproduction is an exact copy in every way.  If the original had some wear or small infraction it will be reflected in the reproduction and all are individually hand worked and finished in the traditional way of the 1800’s.

These are made of leather, and are adjustable up to 50 inch’s

Leather belt with a brass buckle with CS in the middle.

Belt is adjustable up to 50 inches.

This is a copy from a 1851 Sword or waist belt with 35 hand sewn cartridge loops for the 45-70 rounds it was wide spread in small garrisons on the frontier, though none regulation it was not uncommon for post saddlers to modify equipment in the field for men.  The belt was probably the for-runner for the regulation 1876 Prairie belts made out of canvas and later the 1880 Mills Patent Cartridge Belt.

35 sew on loops on this leather belt with a brass NCO buckle.

Cartridges not included.

Handmade, copied from an original. Regulation sword belt made from black leather, comes with sword hangers and over strap with the model 1850 2 piece buckle.

Taken from an original and made as per the originals.  Made out of solid brass.

1850 – 1874 Buckle made out of solid brass

The original of this buckle was found at Cold Harbour VA.

1851 – 1874 Belt Plate made out of solid brass and Nickel Silver Wreath all hand made.

Hand made, high quality Brass, copied from an original found at Cold Harbour, VA.

Early Militia 1850 belt plate, would have been worn by lots of Confederate Regiments on the outbreak of the way

All brass construction

All brass 2 piece buckle for the Washing Artillery (WA)

All brass construction Maryland state buckle

This Breast Plate has been sand cast in high quality brass, the patterns are formed from originals and the reproduction is an exact copy in every way.  If the original had some wear or small infraction it will be reflected in the reproduction and all are individually hand worked and finished in the traditional way of the 1800’s.

This Breast Plate has been sand cast in high quality brass, the patterns are formed from originals and the reproduction is an exact copy in every way.  If the original had some wear or small infraction it will be reflected in the reproduction and all are individually hand worked and finished in the traditional way of the 1800’s.

This Cartridge Box Plate has been sand cast in high quality brass, the patterns are formed from originals and the reproduction is an exact copy in every way.  If the original had some wear or small infraction it will be reflected in the reproduction and all are individually hand worked and finished in the traditional way of the 1800’s.

In 1887 the first canvas woven cartridge belt for the cartridges had sewn canvas bullet loops and a frame brass buckle and had come out of the Watervliet Arsenal NY in 1876.  Being the first cartridge belt approved by the US Military board to be issued to the Cavalry and Army and was more commonly known as a Prairie Belt.  In 1880 the miles board contracted out to Anson Mills and between 1881 and 1890 a new belt plate was added to a similar style belt for the 45/70 cartridge.  Over the years five different variants were made.

The buckle was a brass stamped sheet with a raised US in a recessed oval and the reverse of the plate was marked, Ansom Mills. Pat. Feb1.1881 T.C. Orndorff Sole Manf. Worcester Mass U.S.A

Will fit up to a size 52, the bullet loop part of the belt is 30 inches.

All belts have a campaign look use.

45/70 Shells not included

These are considered the best in buckles for authenticity.

The new modern 1874 was a great improvement on the M1872 but still retained the 1872 pattern brass buckle bearing the letters U.S.  The belt had two brass slides with loops on the bottom of the detachable sabre slings, this had come about as there had been questions with aboard on whether the sabre had any use in fighting the Indians so the sabre slings were designed to be detached from the sabre belt and attached to the pommel and cantle rings on the saddle.

Delivery Information

We have a large stock of items, but are not able to keep every size in every colour, rank, unit.  Therefore we make your order once received.  Delivery times for items to be made are 6 – 12 weeks.  If your order contains items in stock, plus items to be made, then your order will not be shipped until everything is ready.  If you require some of the items urgently, please contact us and we can ship items in 2 shipments, but there will be additional shipping to pay and we will send an invoice to you for this.

UK shipment is either by Royal Mail or Parcelforce, if your order is too long for these services then it will be sent via DHL, for instance Inert Muskets.  There is an addition cost of this and an invoice will be sent.

We are not mind readers and can accommodate urgent orders, but we need to know at the time or ordering,  we keep getting requests for urgent items ordered and at 2 days to go before it is needed are told that the order is urgent!!!!

We are in a difficult economic climate with low demand for some products, so do not keep vast amounts of any item.

Any item which is urgent has a 4 week timescale to source if not in stock.  Please bear this in mind.

The buckle has been sand cast in high quality brass, the patterns are formed from originals and the reproduction is an exact copy in every way.  If the original had some wear or small infraction it will be reflected in the reproduction and all are individually hand worked and finished in the traditional way of the 1800’s.

The buckle has been sand cast in high quality brass, the patterns are formed from originals and the reproduction is an exact copy in every way.  If the original had some wear or small infraction it will be reflected in the reproduction and all are individually hand worked and finished in the traditional way of the 1800’s.