✅ SOLVED Buckle ID

[joe_dirt]

I found this yesterday. It's a fairly simple buckle, no maker's mark or date, just the seal on the front. Wondering if anyone could give me any info about it. Thanks.

 

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[kuger]

Great Seal Rossette.Used on the Bridal.CBG,has a great picture of one in-situ

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/w...t-its-military-1800-s-ish-thats-my-guess.html

 

[taz42o]

Great seal of USA bridle rosette.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

It is definitely a US Army horsegear rosette, dating from 1902 onward. The emblem on it is known as the Great Seal of the United States. That emblem was first adopted for use on US Army insignia in 1902. Here's a photo showing your find on a World War One era horseharness.

Edit" Heh. Kuger, Taz42o, and I were all typing at the same time. Took me 3 minutes longer, because I had to find the photo on my computer and attach it to the post. Also, the thread Kuger gave a link for will show you several other photos of it.

 

[joe_dirt]

Thanks for the replies. Now I know what it is. So the age range you'd put it in is anywhere from 1902 onwards? Are they still in use today?

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

You probably already know that the use of horses in the US Army was almost completely phased out by the 1940s, except for mostly "ceremonial" use (such as Memorial services). So, the statistical odds enormously favor your Great Seal rosette being from the first 1/3rd of the 20th Century. Answering your question, "Are they still in use today?" -- Great Seal rosette are still on the horsegear in the ceremonial-usage today.