Plates and Buckles of the American Military 1795-1874

Plates and Buckles of the American Military 1795-1874 by Sydney C Kerksis, Stone Mountain Press, 3rd Edition 1987, Hard Back. The best reference book for American military buckles, ammunition box plates, sword belt plates, cartridge box plates and various related buckles and plates. 568 pages, hundreds of excellent front and back identification and reference photos. Also includes a chapter on replicas, reproductions and fakes, a photo section of civil war soldiers with identifiable buckles apparent, a photo section of buckles on original belts, plus nine appendixes with photos and a bibliography.