A liitle help with this buckle please

[fyrffytr1]

Found at a Spanish/American war camp that was later used as a golf course. There are no markings on it. Appears to have a brass frame and is pretty sturdily constructed. Could it be a military buckle from the S/A war era?

 

[jadocs]

http://www.militaryclothing.com/Bla...lid=CO7Gk7fB3s8CFRVbhgodpDMKPQ&ad=76800669869

 

[vpnavy]

Good ID JaDocs - they sure do look alike.

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[fyrffytr1]

I had to search for it on the link you posted but it is a match. Now, I have to figure out how this buckle got about 5"s in the ground at a site that has been vacated for 20+ years if it is no older than 2003.

http://www.militaryclothing.com/search.aspx?q=buckle

 

[jadocs]

Yeah I don't know. I recognized it because I used to use the same buckle.

Do you think they might have brought dirt in when they built the golf course?

 

[fyrffytr1]

The golf course has been abandoned for 20+ years. I found this buckle in the same area where tent rope tensioners, shell casings and period buttons were recovered. It's one for the "I don't know" file.

 

[nhbenz]

They've been in use since at least WWII, but I'm not sure exactly when they were introduced.
Edit: these folks say 1937; http://olive-drab.com/od_soldiers_clothing_web_belts_ww2.php