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Carbine sling buckle

TerryEastTexas

Well-known member
I found this in the morning. It's my first carbine sling buckle. It still has leather on it, what's the best way to preserve the leather.
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That is a spectacular find! Does it have any markings?
As far as preservation, I would let it dry well then give it as much Neat's-foot oil as it will absorb.
 
Hey Terry,Congrats on a super find,I found one about 20 years ago and not to far from the sling
Buckle was the Batwing,go back
and search it some more that batwing could be there also.
don't worry "I'LL BE BACK".
 
That is a spectacular find! Does it have any markings?
As far as preservation, I would let it dry well then give it as much Neat's-foot oil as it will absorb.
No there are no markings that I can see. Thanks for the advice on preservation.
 
I would avoid neatsfoot oil like the plague -- I have seen it shrivel & shrink old leather and turn it hard as a rock, ruining valuable objects.

I've no experience treating leather that has come out of the ground and am curious what suggestions might be made. The most I ever do to un-dug old leather that is really dry is to apply just a small amount of saddle dressing, not very much.
 
What has preserved the leather is the brass buckle it’s attached to. Some kind of chemical reaction between the brass and the leather. I have a US buckle I found over 20 years ago with leather still attached I never tried to preserve the leather and it’s still there.
 
Terry, Great Save on the CW Carbine Sling Buckle. As said, the piece of leather still being attached makes it more a personal, valuable CW artifact. Well Done, and Congrat's on a great piece of CW History. Here's hoping you can find the Bat Wing that goes along with the buckle.
 
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