An original Confederate “CSA” cast brass Atlanta Arsenal–type belt plate measuring 2 3/4″ x 1 7/8″. The plate has the distinctive ruddy-ochre patina so common to Atlanta-made plates, and is missing one of the attachment hooks on the back. The plate is attached to an original leather waist belt that measures 38 1/2″ long and 1 3/4″ in width. The dark brown bridle leather has light-moderate flaking and crazing along the exterior, along with numerous scuffs and blemishes, but is still intact and quite supple for its age. In his definitive study Plates and Buckles of the American Military 1795–1874, Sydney Kerksis identifies several variants of the Atlanta Plate; this example is of the first type (Kerksis #299) and is a fantastic piece of Confederate militaria.
