3 buckle hunt

[McCDig]

Got out late Saturday afternoon into the watershed, carrying in my new mini-Sampson shovel in my backpack along with the Equinox and water. Commenced detecting a slope above the old home site and started off by digging half a shoe buckle frame. The frame broke right where the pin fit to hold tongue and chape, in fact, each side-frame section has half a hole. A number of round balls were rescued, and late in the hunt, from two separate holes, came four parts to a lady's sash buckle. The fine detail and gilding is shown from one piece.

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[smokeythecat]

Nice. The broken shoe buckle frame is 18th century, musket balls impossible to tell but the other buckles are Victorian age, mid 19th century.

 

[McCDig]

Smokey, thanks for the period IDs on the two buckles, it's like putting a 'face' to the 'name'.

 

[8Reales]

Well done Mike, woods hunting is a good alternative to parks with cement like ground

 

[McCDig]

Thank you, 8Reales. This has been my best summer of "woods" relic hunting yet.

 

[smallfoot]

Cool relics!

 

[RVRoamer73]

Your finding some nice old buckles in that dirt. Just wonder what else you will uncover there. Nice going.

 

[creskol]

Very nice .. some real oldies but goodies!

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Inspector]

Nice looking buckles, the blow-up really shows how awesome that buckle is, congrats on the saves