An 18th Century Knee Buckle. Complete!!!

[Lost Signal]

Yesterday, I went out for an hour with awdw. The mosquitos were unbearable, and that's saying something, because we're used them being pretty intense. Anyway, I was excited to find a knee buckle (I think), with a clump of rust in the middle.

I didn't take a photo before I started cleaning. The first pic is after my first pass with a toothpick. After that, I went at it with a combination of approaches and took it as far as I am comfortable going.

The cool thing is that it is complete - a first for me, and probably a rare find in the harsh environment of the SC Lowcountry.

Thanks for looking.

 

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[Aureus]

That's a winner! Great find!

 

[toasted]

Nice. I never find one with any trace of the iron innards. By the style Id say thats 1790ish

 

[Shakakka]

Congrats, man! Sweet, sweet detail on that little buckle.

 

[Tpmetal]

That thing is gorgeous, great early American find!

 

[awdw]

Very nice. My Nutting stone was earlier.

 

[Detector Jim]

That is so cool, thanks for posting this picture.

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Steve in PA]

Congrats! Nice knee buckle

 

[Silvermonkey]

Boy, that knee buckle cleaned up very nicely! Well done!

 

[Lost Signal]

Thanks everyone!

Nice. I never find one with any trace of the iron innards. By the style Id say thats 1790ish

toasted - it's the same thing down here. You might find one with a trace of rust, but not with any iron intact. This spot is on a high sandy hill, and I spent a long time applying naval jelly directly to the rust, and then, picking it away as it softened.

 

[Hawks88]

You cleaned that up real nice. Congrats

 

[xcopperstax]

Very nice clean and save there! Excellent find I'd like to find a knee buckle or two someday!!! One has to wonder how it was lost. Did the guys pants fall right off? Haha!

 

[A2coins]

Never heard of a knee buckle cool find

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

Wow, LS! You did a superb job on cleaning that buckle!!!
That is nothing but awesome!

Iowa Dale

 

[Lost Signal]

Wow, LS! You did a superb job on cleaning that buckle!!!
That is nothing but awesome!

Iowa Dale

Thanks, Dale!
I had to be stuck at home yesterday, so I just really took my time on it. I think I have a system now, and hopefully I'll be able to use it on some future finds.

 

[johnnyblaze]

Killer find its actually a hat buckle

~Blaze~

 

[Reanm8er]

Great LS on the find and recovery! Probably one of those, crazy, wild hog hunts through the low country!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Sweet relic recovery!

 

[Silver Tree Chaser]

Knee and shoe buckles are excellent finds. I don't think I've ever seen two that looked quite the same. Congrats!