ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR DOCUMENTED BELT BUCKLE

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THIS IS A CIVIL WAR SWAN/DUCK HEAD / SNAKE BUCKLE FROM THE JOHN TURNER COLLECTION FROM EAGLEVILLE TN THE BUCKLE IS IN THE BOOK SNAKE BUCKLES BY JOHN TURNER AND CHARLIE HARRIS PLATE # 224 ON PAGE 116 THE DISCRIPTION READS . OVWE ALL 76MM SNAKE LENGTH 40MM BELT LOOP HEIGHT 48MM CONSTRUCTION. CAST BRASS SNAKE , TWISTED BRASS BELT LOOP ON THE LEFT AND A SOLDERED BRASS WIRE ON THE RIGHT.SITE UNKOWN. FRONT AND BACK SIDES OF THE SWAN HEADED SNAKE ARE SIMILAR .THE BODY SCALES ARE DIAMOND UNTIL THEY BGET IN THE CURVE OF THE TAIL AND THEY BECOME BELLY TYPE SCALES AT THAT POINT.THE CAPTIVE BELT LOOP IS LONGER THEN THE SOLDERED RING AND WIRE.. HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO OWN A BUCKLE THAT IS ACTUALLY IN A BOOK DONT MISS OUT.