neat buckle I found today

[Goes4ever]

found this at a very old farm house, was nice and deep. Any info on it?

 

[Anonymous]

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[Graw]

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[Magyar]

Wow!! That is a beautiful buckle!! Congratulations on that great find!

 

[Mike Chgo area]

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[Joe G]

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[Goes4ever]

thanks everyone!!

 

[Goes4ever]

bad angle you cannot see how deep the hole is...lol

 

[Paul(NWO)]

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[Goes4ever]

I don't think so Paul it is very thin, and I do not think it would be able to stand up to a horse. on another site I was told "it looks similar to a carbine sling buckle--Civil War Era. With the decoration, I'm thinking it's a ladies' buckle. Maybe 1860-1880. "

 

[Digdoug]

...I've never seen a buckle like that before....too cool!

 

[steve in so la]

that being connected with a carbine - looks like an upper social woman's buckle - like you said. Very nice find. Somewhere there's info on it. Let us know if you track it down, steve in so az

 

[Tim-PY]

[size=medium]The "two prong" latch indicates it is very old, any idea of the metal? [/size]

 

[Goes4ever]

looks like brass

 

[Tim-PY]

[size=medium]That would be a good thing to as far as age goes, it probably pre-dates the "plating" process. I wouldn't polish it, the tarnish (patina), indicates it age. You could use a medium toothbrush with some mild dishsoap and gently clean it that way without hurting the value. Very nice and unique find![/size]

 

[Goes4ever]

here is the back, I cannot see any maker's marks

 

[Anonymous]

Looks like it is copper or brass and was silver-plated when newer! Some lady was dressed in fashion at that time! Bet she was the cat's meow!

God Bless! :angel;
Betty