This set would have come home from the war and been put away. The belt plate has not been detached from the belt as they have been together for a very long time.
We did not want to risk damaging the belt in any way. The leather belt measures 33 inches and the leather is still supple but does show wears and light cracking. The belt has a smell of mothballs as it had been packed away for a long time. A very nice displaying set from The Civil War. The item "Civil War U. Soldiers Belt Plate WithCivil War Era Leather Belt" is in sale since Saturday, April 22, 2017. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Belts & Belt Buckles". The seller is "thecivilwarconservator" and is located in Dublin, Ohio.This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Russian federation, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia.