Civil War Buckle?

[flylaps]

Okay, my detecting partner took me to the Bedford area today to detect his cabin area.
His relatives settled on this land in the early 1800's. We thought we would be into some old coins,
but it was tough hunting due to all the trash from two hundred years. He got a real nice indian cent
and I got a 17 and 36 wheats. That was it for older coins.
BUT close to the foundation I dug this buckle.
My partner said one of his relatives fought in the Civil war and then returned to live at the homestead
afterwards, so I think it's real

 

[drdave]

Good looking buckle -- looks real to me ...

 

[tymcmurray]

Looks real to me TOO!!!
That is the dream of most, if not ALL of us relic hunters.
Congratulations.

 

[RETREAD]

Very nice lead filled US Buckle. The arrow back model was standard during the war of Northern Aggression Many soldiers carved their name or initials on the back in the soft material.. Might pay to gently clean it up some to see if those marks can be deciphered . I am very envious

 

[Dman]

Nice buckle. I believe it is a real civil war buckle.
Dman

 

[ModernMiner]

Looks real to me TOO!!!
That is the dream of most, if not ALL of us relic hunters.
Congratulations.

I second that. Great find for sure. Congrats on an awesome buckle!
-MM-

 

[Noodle]

Flyflaps, if you've found what it looks like you've found, it's the holy grail of Civil War diggers. Would you do us a favor and post a picture of it cleaned up?

Thanks - Noodle

 

[bcs123]

very nice lookin buckle... congrats

 

[Baggins]

VERY AWESOME!
HH
Baggins

 

[civilman1]

it's got something etched on the back already.Doubt you'll clean up the lead any better than what it is.Beautiful Piece....Congrat's and HH!!

 

[wyattrr]

Wow that's in GREAT shape...Hopefully you'll put that in a glass case to show it off...Congrats and HH

 

[CRUSADER]

it's got something etched on the back already.Doubt you'll clean up the lead any better than what it is.Beautiful Piece....Congrat's and HH!!

As Civilman1 says looks like it has something ending in .....AN?? But its up-side-down. As its lead be careful cleaning it anymore as it normally takes off the detail instead of bring it up.

Welcome to Tnet from the UK.

 

[PLUMB50]

YEP, THATS A REAL ONE ALRIGHT. I'VE FOUND OVER 50 BUCKLES OVER 30 YEARS OF HUNTING. NICE FIND. GOT SOME CARVING ON THE BACK. THAT MAKES IT MORE VALUABLE. CONGRATS.

 

[flylaps]

Thanks for the replies everbody.
This is something I thought I would never find.

Any ideas on the best way to clean it up a bit?

There is some carving in the lead back. Looks like there's a W, but can't make out the rest.
Also, there is a small blob of lead where the other hook is supposed to be, like he might have tried to
repair it.

Matt

 

[GL]

COOL stuff!
*jealous.
I want a buckle now!

 

[ResearchandRecovery]

I wouldn't clean it anymore what it is. You can see a good face and a nice, carved back. Plus, I like to keep some of the dirt on my relics..

 

[CRUSADER]

Thanks for the replies everbody.
This is something I thought I would never find.

Any ideas on the best way to clean it up a bit?

There is some carving in the lead back. Looks like there's a W, but can't make out the rest.
Also, there is a small blob of lead where the other hook is supposed to be, like he might have tried to
repair it.

Matt

I would leave it as is.

 

[allen]

that is an awesome find...