Original U.S. Civil War Chickamauga Battlefield Excavated Federal 1839 Pattern Brass Belt Buckle Japanese Marines " was an infantry unit

" was an infantry unit of the United States Army that was activated for service in World War I and World War II

" maker’s markings denoting Vickers Sons and Maxim of pre/early WW1

The purpose of the Carpetbagger project was to fly special operations missions which entailed delivering supplies to resistance groups in enemy occupied countries

Butt plates are not included

dated 1916 and engraved with the maker's name: W

Original U.S. Civil War Chickamauga Battlefield Excavated Federal 1839 Pattern Brass Belt Buckle Japanese Marines " was an infantry unitOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a Federal 1839 Pattern Brass Belt Plate Buckle dug just south of the Chickamauga Battlefield at Crawfish Springs in Northern Georgia. The Battle of Chickamauga, fought on September 18 20, 1863, between U. S. and Confederate forces in the American Civil War, marked the end of a Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia the Chickamauga Campaign. It was the first major battle of the war