Blue stone cuff link-need help Iding

[Darby]

Blue stone cuff link-need help Id'ing

Found this today at a site where we've found numerous colonial relics. Wondering what kind of stone it is. Also found this cool little buckle along with some flat buttons and a couple of Enfield bullets. Thanks for looking and any input is greatly appreciated.

 

[Kirk PA]

That is a mid-1700s cufflink. Great find! What did it read at on your AT Pro?

Kirk

 

[dirtlooter]

beautiful link, must have looked awesome in its days

 

[collector01]

Nice looking link! not any help on iding the stone. Nice buckle too. HH!

 

[Darby]

That is a mid-1700s cufflink. Great find! What did it read at on your AT Pro?

Kirk

Thanks Kirk. It rang up 57-58. Thought it was a rivet at first until I saw the blue stone. Thanks and HH

 

[Steve in PA]

I like that little buckle, early 1700s I believe. The piece with the stone in it is interesting and definitely looks colonial as well, but I don't think it is a cuff link. Not sure what it is, but it doesn't look like any colonial cuff link I ever saw.

 

[Ahab8]

Very cool find but I agree with Steve. The post looks much too thick to be a link and the style is much different than most colonial links I've seen. But it certainly raises the question as to what the hell else it could be. And I have no answer to that question. Looks like you're on a nice early site

 

[beez0404]

Not sure if it's a cufflink or not. I would venture a guess that the stone is a sapphire. Beautiful finds.

 

[Darby]

Thanks for the replies! I just assumed it was a cufflink. not sure either what else it would be (?). Maybe I'll re post on "What is it". Thanks again for looking and HH!

 

[Carolina Tom]

The blue stone might be lapis lazuli. The buckle is really sweet. Congrats Darby! GL&HH.

 

[CarolinaCurt]

Hi Darby, Could it be a collar stud? Just guessing. Beautiful find and a great save.

 

[park pirate]

Thats some good stuff..

 

[AMorgan]

Definitely NOT lapis... Lapis is never translucent... Are there any scratches on it?

 

[Darby]

Thanks y'all. Here are some more pics. I don't have a clue what it is or what the stone is! I like it though! Like the little buckle too! Thanks for the input.

 

[gunsil]

I believe the "stone" is glass. It is not a sapphire nor is it lapis lazuli. It is still a sweet find.

 

[cjon455]

Wow that's a great cufflink, beautiful blue stone, very nice

 

[hunting deer]

Nice find! I'm wondering if its a decoration for a fine piece of leather or such? I find a lot of old rivets as I call them that look like the back. Some with bits of leather still in them.

 

[The Patriot]

funny how different the stone looks different from the above pics...the stone looks very similar to the one I found in a trade ring many years ago...

 

[CRUSADER]

Strange the stone & top piece look late 17th C - very early 1700s, but the the base is odd for this period!

The buckle could be late 17th C as well, I have found a silver version of that type.

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice find! I'm wondering if its a decoration for a fine piece of leather or such? I find a lot of old rivets as I call them that look like the back. Some with bits of leather still in them.

I was thinking the same thing....some type of decoration that was sown into leather or clothing.