A Watsit

[shaun7]

Does anyone have any idea what this is? It's 18mm in diameter and has traces of gilding on the front.
I thought it was a button, but the back has some sort of mechanism on it

Thanks.

 

[Silver Searcher]

shaun.... I think what you have there is a Hinged Stud...that's what it looks like to me

SS

 

[shaun7]

shaun.... I think what you have there is a Hinged Stud...that's what it looks like to me

SS

Cheers mate....what's that?

 

[Silver Searcher]

shaun.... I think what you have there is a Hinged Stud...that's what it looks like to me

SS

Cheers mate....what's that?

A stud with a hinge

SS

 

[shaun7]

shaun.... I think what you have there is a Hinged Stud...that's what it looks like to me

SS

Cheers mate....what's that?

A stud with a hinge

SS

 

[SgtJim]

Shawn,
It looks like a buckleof some sort, gilt side must be the front. The 4 studs or stand-offs that held the buckle away form the leather strap or belt so that the catch release could be operated. The belt must have had a metal loop(like a button shank) on one end which passed through the belt holes on the other end. Your item was placed on top to latch the position. You could take a uniform button put the shank through a belt hole and see if it lines up with your latch. Just a mechanical guess.
Jim

 

[shaun7]

Shawn,
It looks like a buckleof some sort, gilt side must be the front. The 4 studs or stand-offs that held the buckle away form the leather strap or belt so that the catch release could be operated. The belt must have had a metal loop(like a button shank) on one end which passed through the belt holes on the other end. Your item was placed on top to latch the position. You could take a uniform button put the shank through a belt hole and see if it lines up with your latch. Just a mechanical guess.
Jim

Thanks Jim, that would make perfect sense