DISTINGUISHED COLLECTION HISTORY. Pewter CSA belt buckles are among the rarest buckles to be found non-excavated as they deteriorated terribly in the ground. These buckles are very distinctive and all measure exactly 50mm x 75mm, have beveled edges on face. They also have specific casting details including small raised alignment nubs for the soldered iron wire hooks. Kerksis in his text states: "There is some evidence to indicate that these plates were manufactured in Rome, Georgia. All known specimens have come from the western theater. The metal from which they are made is quite brittle and specimens will usually have missing corners or cracks". This buckle was in collection a pioneer Confederate buckle authority Sydney Kerksis till 1964 when it was sold to Dr. Edgar Howell and was in his collection until his entire collection was purchased by Dr. William Blackman in 2008. Dr. Howell's had a few ultra rare buckles, Dr. Blackman had to buy the entire collection to get them and he sold this duplicate to Ed Holliday in 2008. Dr. Blackman has probably the finest and most complete Confederate buckle collection ever assembled. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: Steve Mullinax Letter of Authenticity; bill of sale from Dr. Bill Blackman, Dec. 2008 with collection history. CONDITION: chip in upper left corner, as seen on the buckle pictured in Kerksis. Sharp detail, wire hooks complete with iron patina, pewter light gray patina. PROVENANCE: Ed Holliday (1939-2019) estate collection. (02-22778/JS). NON-GUN. $10,000-15,000.