Early to mid. 18th century. I have seen more great finds come out of the dirt than I could ever remember, but buckles sure don't account for many of them.
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Early to mid. 18th century. I have seen more great finds come out of the dirt than I could ever remember, but buckles sure don't account for many of them.
Uhm... meaning you don't like 'em, or you just haven't pulled that many?
Early to mid. 18th century. I have seen more great finds come out of the dirt than I could ever remember, but buckles sure don't account for many of them.
Uhm... meaning you don't like 'em, or you just haven't pulled that many?
Very few. I do like them but not quite as much as some on the forum. Though a solid silver, hallmarked, American buckle would probably give me the feeling I had something to brag about. Now just to find one.
AMERICAN DIGGERS ON SPIKE: THE TRASH WE WOULD LIKE TO DISCRIMINATE OUT!
Here are my two favorites. First is a war of 1812 U.S. Artillery officers belt plate and the second may not look like much but it is prized by me, colonial type shoe buckle.
A few nice old buckles pop up now and then mid 17th century to 19th century hope to find a few more this Fall , the spectacle buckle top center is bronze . Dd60
If Mother Earth give,s us precious metals like gold silver and copper why leave them in the ground to disappear forever , dig them out and save History !! http://www.artifactdetectingteam.com/Finds.html
Lot's of nice buckle finds, hope to see alot more of them on here and in the bottom of my hole. Here's my best one yet, I found it in June right before the heat and dry weather hit, a shoe buckle from the mid to late 1700's.
Here is a large South Carolina Civil War Buckle I dug in Charleston, S.C. On the back of the buckle is carved "William Reynolds Palmetto Guards".
Pvt. Reynolds was stationed in "Stevens Iron Battery" on April 12, 1861. It fired one of the first shots of the Civil War. Also manning the battery was Edwin Ruffin, of Virginia.
It is definitely the best relic that I have ever found.....oh....and I eyeballed it!
REB
"Broken to pieces, and cast away, never more to be recollected, and formed into a Quart mug" Benjamin Franklin
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Uhm... meaning you don't like 'em, or you just haven't pulled that many?
