My First Colonial Knee Buckle

[Eastender]

I have a nice collection of colonial shoe buckles but today I found my first knee buckle and a complete one at that (32mm x 30mm). My Nox 800 gave it a 19 but it was distinct unlike the typical nails pegging the same range. Also a C. Parker & Co. pewter utensil c. 1849 (CT). And one leg of a broken iron kettle. Plus a one-piece molded button.

I discovered this site towards the end of the day and couldn't spend long as I had to hike 45 minutes out of the woods. Looking forward to taking a closer look as I think I'm the first to swing here.

 

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[smokeythecat]

Don't throw out the spur.

 

[ToddsPoint]

It looks more like a spur than a leg for an iron kettle. Gary

 

[Silvermonkey]

Congrats on your first knee buckle. A very nice , complete specimen!

 

[birdman]

Wonderful colonial buckle!

 

[CRUSADER]

I'm not 100% sure but it seems a little big for a knee buckle, might be childs or small shoe buckle?

 

[Eastender]

I can't rule out a child's shoe buckle, but the adult shoe buckles from this period which I find are much larger. And with shoe buckles the axis of the pin typically spans the shorter width of the rectangle. My discovery is quite close to knee buckle sample shown in Ross Whitehead's "Buckles 1250 - 1800" (c. 2016 pg. 111) although mine is slightly smaller and less ornate.

Here is a top photo of the iron pot shard. These broken pieces are quite common finds in my sites.

 

[CRUSADER]

I can't rule out a child's shoe buckle, but the adult shoe buckles from this period which I find are much larger. And with shoe buckles the axis of the pin typically spans the shorter width of the rectangle. My discovery is quite close to knee buckle sample shown in Ross Whitehead's "Buckles 1250 - 1800" (c. 2016 pg. 111) although mine is slightly smaller and less ornate.

Here is a top photo of the iron pot shard. These broken pieces are quite common finds in my sites.

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Yeap looks a match.

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

awesome finds, thanks for posting