can anyone identify ??

[leddel]

found this yesterday at an old cellar hole , its about 3 an a half inches long an a little more than 2 inches wide its only one piece of stamped copper or brass . thanks for replies

 

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[mech]

Union Navy.? dont know what it is, but this button I found online has the same eagle design with anchor.

 

[mojjax]

That is very nice ! Are you sure it isn't 2 pieces corroded together . Maybe a belt buckle ?

mojjax

 

[leddel]

nope, its only one piece i know the sword buckles look similar and are two piece thats what i thought i had at first but because its one piece its stumped me

 

[dg39]

Lets see the back please.
DG

 

[diggummup]

Nice CW piece.I'm sure someone will ID it.I thought it was a belt plate at first.It is the same design as the federal navy (Union) insignia of that period.Any markings on the back? Is the back flat and plain?

 

[leddel]

here is the back by request

 

[dg39]

I am guessing Spanish American war time. What you have is a shell. The backing plate had the hook and also the belt loop on it. In other words its half the buckle. Very nice! Carefully clean it up.
DG

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Very cool find ! WTG!

 

[PBK]

This appears to be a faux buckle, with no actual belt loops on the sides— not a functional buckle. As such, it may simply have pinned or looped onto a sash, which would be consistent with its lightweight, die-stamped construction.

However, I should point out that the same construction is also consistent with Dg39's suggestion that it is the front shell of a buckle which had hooks, loops, etc. on a backing plate (or possibly, although he did not mention it, embedded in lead backfill).

At any rate, its design imitates that of a nonregulation Navy dress belt plate, of a type which was not required or prescribed for official dress, and which would therefore have been privately purchased. As documented in American Military Belt Plates by O'Donnell & Campbell, plates of this and similar ornate styles were in use as late as 1930. Here is an illustration of one of the functional plates, as advertised in the 1925 Bannerman's catalog:

 

[WolfmoonX]

You never fail to amaze me PBK.

Awsome find leddel!!

 

[Michelle]

 

[TreasureTales]

Interesting item and awesome ID.

 

[Blind.In.Texas]

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