us buckle

[texjim]

I found a US buckle today. How do i know if it is real? It's seems kind of small in size has a lead filler and two prongs on the back that are broke off. I do have pictures but I don't know how to shrink them so they would fit on the forum. Thanks Jim

[d2]

It sounds like a cartridge box plate. They were smaller. Get the picture thing figured out I want to see it...d2

[d2]

Looks good to me. There were a few cartridge box plates that had brass studs coming out of the back. Are those brassd2

[texjim]

yes they look brass to me.

[bcs123]

i would have to agree that its a box plate since it only has 2 prongs on the back still a great find

[Hutch911]

It is a US baby buckle a friend of mine dug one and one had one arrow hook and one hook on it.

[MonkeyBoy]

It may be a US baby buckle a friend of mine dug one and one had one puppy paw and one hook on it.



http://www.shilohrelics.com/cgi-bin/...at=147&Sub=470

Just saw this... and was going to say Baby US.. did you ever validate that it was? I have one, in really bad shape but great buckles to dig!!

MB

[Woodland Detectors]

Sweet Baby!

[texjim]

mine has the makers mark on the back J.I. Pittman

[vayank54]

Yep it's a baby 1839 "baby" US buckle. They book for about $375 to 400 or so. Without the hooks it would be less but that is still a nice plate. Texjim the plates backmarked Pittman are rare.

[texjim]

When I first dug it I thought it was fake because of the size. I don't think I'll find another one. Thanks Tex

[vayank54]

They aren't a real common find. I've been digging 40 years have dug over 400 plates and only dug 1 baby US but that was a boxplate. You never know though you might pop another out of the ground

[texjim]

in this hobby you never know what your going to dig. My uncle has dug a lot of plates too and has never found a baby U.S. buckle either. Tex

[Skelly607]

Nice plate!!!

[Gator-Flea]

Great find..........

[Capt. Brad]

Fantastic find.

[ringfinder]

Nice find, Congrats!! I'd take that find any day of the week, month or years!!!

HH, Ringfinder