A chilly day in the woods, and found an interesting buckle.

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It was grey and cold here so I went for a hunt in the woods. I wasn't finding anything but junk, and more junk, and I was feeling frustrated. I found some lead musket balls including one strange shaped one, looked just like a dog's tooth, but it's lead. Found some neat old, big nails.

Found a coyote den with cat bones, feathers, and just the jawbone of a dog (or coyote) all laying around the mound outside the hole, which was interesting.

As I was making my way out, I hit a patch of nails on the trail, they were old ones, so I slowed down and got a good repeatable signal from underneath the root of a big pine tree in the path, which was difficult to get under. Anyway the interesting buckle was under there, it has a star, and smaller stars around it. If anyone has insight into the age of it I'd love to know about it. Also the tooth shaped lead.

The broken button I found not 10 yards away, I wish it wasn't broken, oh well. IMG_20151003_181816.jpg IMG_20151003_181606.jpg IMG_20151003_181723.jpg IMG_20151003_191446.jpg
 

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Cool looking finds.. I hope someone can identify the buckle
 

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Congratulations on the very nice buckle recovery.
 

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Very interesting buckle and it certainly is old. Also don't you hate those shotgun shell ends? Perfect Indian head signals...
 

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Looks like a piece of a decorative suspender buckle. I like the design. Nice finds.
 

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Cool looking buckle, it's different so I'm liking it.
 

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sweet buckle...best guess early 19th c. ladies waist buckle...only a guess tho
 

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I didnt want this thread to get away right yet without some investigation..:unhappysmiley:
How thick is it?Is it heavy brass or early 20th century thin toy belt buckle?
Reason im asking is i know in the Civil War era the Massachusetts Corps Of Cadets used the star in a circle Logo on there buttons..

Could be there buckle in that case this would be a rare killer find..:thumbsup:

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Thanks for the good info Johnny and all, I have zero experience with buckles so I measured the thickness of the stamped brass, it is 1/16 of an inch thick. Did they ever wear buckles like this in places other than the belt line? Perhaps suspender buckle, like Evolution said, or maybe even for decorative purposes? I ask because the orientation of the eight-pointed star makes me think this was worn coming down over a shoulder instead of across a waist. It's definitely not sturdy enough to hold a big leather belt.. but seems like it could be used to attach something smaller.

I found it in the same general area as the unidentifiable 18th century copper that I found a few weeks back, and within a few yards of the old flat button (the broken one, on the left in my pictures). So I think it may be about the same age...

Thanks for all your thoughts on it.
 

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RUSTIC MAN I LIKE THE HECK OUT THE BUCKLE . LOOKED IN MY BOOKS BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP NEEET FINDS YOU HAVE THERE.
 

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