Hunted out spot gives up one more good find, a late 1700's hat buckle!

[FreeBirdTim]

Hunted an old baseball field today. This spot has given up 6 silver coins from the 1930's to 1950's, 3 IHC's from the 1800's and an 1830's two piece button! Quite a date range of finds. But today, I beat all those relics by 50 years. I found a late 1700's hat (or possibly knee) buckle.

It's a very small brass buckle, measuring only 1 1/8" by 1 3/4". Didn't find the tongue and chape, but they were probably iron and rusted away. I actually found the exact buckle on page 111 of Ross Whitehead's "Buckles 1250-1800". I couldn't save the image, so I did a screen shot of the page with the buckle. Pretty cool find and only the third 1700's buckle I've ever found.

 

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[Scrappy]

Assuming it's pinned on the length, I'd say it's a damn sweet hat buckle. That's a really nice find and one that's on my list.

I have a hard copy of the Buckle book, here ya go!



Congrats Tim

 

[Tuberale]

Sweet buckle!

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Assuming it's pinned on the length, I'd say it's a damn sweet hat buckle

Yup, the spindle holes are on the short sides, which means it was pinned on the length.

Thanks for the much nicer photo from the book!

 

[Ahab8]

Great find Tim. I only have one but I consider it a rare find. Hardly ever see them posted

 

[Ahab8]

Very very similar indeed

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Very nice! Must be a rare find if you only have one of them! LOL!