Z.K.
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Hey fellow t-netters
Back in the woods! What a great day. I was digging through a crust of snow in a few shady spots, but it was a balmy 38, the ticks have died down, rifle hunting is over, and I unearthed my first shoe buckle! This looks colonial to me, but as it is my first I'm tentative to call it. Anyone care to weigh in? Advice on restoration? It looks to have some nice detail under the crust, but I'm not messing with it for now at least.
The crotal is a monstrous beauty! Haven't been able to find a C makers mark match in searching thus far, but I am so pleased.
I actually scored the coin straight away, followed by the shoe frame. Something looked off (in a good way) about the kgii-ish left facing bust. It is pretty fragged, but I've got a definite "et lib" from about 2-4 o'clock on the reverse that my camera can't seem to capture that well, making this my 3rd connie!
The smaller "paris" buckle and double gilt button are nice, but the little brassy tab that I -almost- put in my junk pouch seemed to have some kind of detail, so I decided to have a closer look at home. What a delight to see what was underneath the grime! I've never seen one of these before. Any ideas?
Hope the day treated you all well, too. Thanks for reading and hh out there.
Back in the woods! What a great day. I was digging through a crust of snow in a few shady spots, but it was a balmy 38, the ticks have died down, rifle hunting is over, and I unearthed my first shoe buckle! This looks colonial to me, but as it is my first I'm tentative to call it. Anyone care to weigh in? Advice on restoration? It looks to have some nice detail under the crust, but I'm not messing with it for now at least.
The crotal is a monstrous beauty! Haven't been able to find a C makers mark match in searching thus far, but I am so pleased.
I actually scored the coin straight away, followed by the shoe frame. Something looked off (in a good way) about the kgii-ish left facing bust. It is pretty fragged, but I've got a definite "et lib" from about 2-4 o'clock on the reverse that my camera can't seem to capture that well, making this my 3rd connie!
The smaller "paris" buckle and double gilt button are nice, but the little brassy tab that I -almost- put in my junk pouch seemed to have some kind of detail, so I decided to have a closer look at home. What a delight to see what was underneath the grime! I've never seen one of these before. Any ideas?
Hope the day treated you all well, too. Thanks for reading and hh out there.
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Surely iron tongues are hard to come by unless still with the frame. All the chapes and tongues I find are brass. Love the bell and the other buckle you got too. Great hunt man.
