Buckle?

[DJDigger]

Am I imagining seeing CS on this piece of metal I dug yesterday?? I nearly threw it in the junk bucket.








I also found these in the same area in middle TN

 

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[tennessee digger]

I don't see it myself but I could be wrong of course and hope I am. I like the bullets.

 

[Bryanhashemi]

i can see where you think you see cs but thats not a buckle. The shape is way off to be

 

[DJDigger]

i can see where you think you see cs but thats not a buckle. The shape is way off to be

I noticed the shape was Different too but I found it and the melted coin together so melting could have occurred.... Still wishful thinking maybe

 

[kuger]

I have never seen an Iron CS buckle?

 

[CoilyGirl]

Same here Kuger,never seen an iron one.Nice bullets.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

An iron sheetmetal oval buckle with "CS" on it does exist. See the Plates #131 and #132 in the Mullinax book on Confederate buckles, page 75. But they aren't shaped like DJDigger's find. Need to get Electrolysis cleaning done on it, which will show whether it actually has "CS" on it or not.

 

[Bryanhashemi]

Take cannonballs advise and hope for the best!! GL

 

[CoilyGirl]

Hope it is! I'm not sure if we have that Mullinax book or not but thanks for the info CG

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

CoilyGirl, since you think you don't have a copy of the Mullinax book on Confederate buckles & plates, go here and scroll down to the next-to-last buckle (one of the iron sheetmetal "Breckinridge" oval CS buckles): The Ridgeway Civil War collection Buckles issued by the Confederate government Oval belt buckles, Breckinridge

 

[tennessee digger]

Cannonballguy is right. There were some iron CS buckles made and they are extremely rare. I know a guy that dug one in Arkansas but (like Pete said) it is made different than the piece you found. The iron ones that I know of mostly came from Arkansas but there was one found here in middle Tennessee but not by me of course!

 

[DJDigger]

Thanks for all the helpful advice and info folks!

 

[CoilyGirl]

CoilyGirl, since you think you don't have a copy of the Mullinax book on Confederate buckles & plates, go here and scroll down to the next-to-last buckle (one of the iron sheetmetal "Breckinridge" oval CS buckles): The Ridgeway Civil War collection Buckles issued by the Confederate government Oval belt buckles, Breckinridge

Thanks Cannonball guy,that was neat to see! It's amazing how resourceful the Confederates were.