Another Buckle

[undertaker]

This is the forth buckle Ive found this year. I found it about 15 yds. away from a square depression in the ground where I believe a cabin once stood. I found three grave stones in the woods while dirt bike riding. I stopped to read them and saw that the people had died in 1833, 1837, and one was unreadable. I then searched the area and found a small cabin size depression in the ground about 80 yds away from the stones. I had only had a few hits with my MD all being square headed nails except for this buckle. Does anyone know if this style buckle could be from that time period?

 

[lonewolfe]

cool

HH

 

[davesx]

Hi undertaker
Your buckle is a harness strap buckle of mid 19th - early 20th century.

Heres a couple of mine, they are common over here.

Dave.

 

[Rob66]

Not another buckle!!!!! Cool one.

 

[DugHoles]

Nice buckle

Cheers!

Dugholes

 

[Merf]

Nice buckle Undertaker.
That sounds like a very good spot----I would be pounding it hard,

 

[BuckleBoy]

Davesx nailed it.

Harness buckles and other horse-related buckles come in many shapes and sizes. I threw a few together for a photo:



The important thing about them is that they indicate the presence of older items.

Keep up the good work.



-Buckleboy