another good rally hunt

[davesx]

Hi all
Had a good day out with the sun shining and sandy soil.
Charles 1 half groat mm triangle- 1639/40.
George 111 military button dated 1802 with initials jcmg ?.
trade weight? just over 14ozs.
four musket balls.
one 17c buckle. not sure age of the oval buckle.


Dave.

 

[CRUSADER]

Very good early button, not sure what it stands for, maybe IP will.

I need to follow your lead when picking Rallies, I do crap.

 

[shaun7]

I think i have one of those oval buckles Dave, what's the other side like?

 

[CRUSADER]

I think i have one of those oval buckles Dave, what's the other side like?

you do

 

[shaun7]

I think i have one of those oval buckles Dave, what's the other side like?

you do

The tombac one?

 

[CRUSADER]

I think i have one of those oval buckles Dave, what's the other side like?

you do

The tombac one?

Not sure what metal it is, but could be tombac.

 

[allen]

i love seeing those nice old buttons !!

 

[davesx]

I think i have one of those oval buckles Dave, what's the other side like?

Here is the other side.

 

[shaun7]

I think i have one of those oval buckles Dave, what's the other side like?

Here is the other side.

yeap, exactly the same style, different metal

 

[davesx]

yeap, exactly the same style, different metal
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forgot to ask, what do you think it was used for?
Dave.

 

[shaun7]

yeap, exactly the same style, different metal

forgot to ask, what do you think it was used for?
Dave.
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Not sure on that one, I can't find one anywhere!

Maybe Crusader knows

 

[CRUSADER]

yeap, exactly the same style, different metal

forgot to ask, what do you think it was used for?
Dave.
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Without looking at the book (try & remember later), its a 16-17th C Spur Buckle.

 

[CRUSADER]

yeap, exactly the same style, different metal

forgot to ask, what do you think it was used for?
Dave.

Without looking at the book (try & remember later), its a 16-17th C Spur Buckle.
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Well my memory is rubbish. Its a cast sub-annular Shoe or Knee Buckle 1660-1720.

 

[shaun7]

yeap, exactly the same style, different metal

forgot to ask, what do you think it was used for?
Dave.

Without looking at the book (try & remember later), its a 16-17th C Spur Buckle.

Well my memory is rubbish. Its a cast sub-annular Shoe or Knee Buckle 1660-1720.
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I was going to say Annular buckle because that's the closest they had on the colchester site, but it looked too thin

 

[davesx]

thanks both, very helpful.
Dave.