civil war u.s. belt buckle/plate dug today near foundation...

[grogmug]

I was digging near a foundation earlier today and found what looks to be a civil war era belt plate/buckle. I'm thinking its part of a two piece belt buckle (just need to find another piece) but I'm not quite sure. It looks like it has a shank on the back still. I've tried looking it up but can't find anything. The "S" part of the buckle/plate looks different from the normal U.S. belt buckles I usually see dug on here. It's also rounded and a little bigger then a half dollar. Please let me know what it is!!

 

[artzstuff1]

Re: civil war u.s. belt buckle/plate? dug today near foundation...

If you could put a picture of it on here sir,,, it could be I.D.ed pretty fast ,,,sounds like a great find though ,,, thanks for sharin,,,,



arthur

 

[grogmug]

Re: civil war u.s. belt buckle/plate? dug today near foundation...

 

[grogmug]

Re: civil war u.s. belt buckle/plate? dug today near foundation...

 

[grogmug]

Re: civil war u.s. belt buckle/plate? dug today near foundation...

any ideas?

 

[fortbball9]

Re: civil war u.s. belt buckle/plate? dug today near foundation...

My guess would be a Rosette,
Now what the era it would be is another question.
Maybe someone else can ID it better.
Congrats on a great find,But I don't think it is a buckle or a plate.

fortbball9

 

[grogmug]

Re: civil war u.s. belt buckle/plate? dug today near foundation...

What exactly is a rosette? You think I should go ahead and clean it? I might leave it alone until I find out what it is exactly...

 

[fortbball9]

Re: civil war u.s. belt buckle/plate? dug today near foundation...

scroll down almost half way down,Hope this helps

http://www.ushist.com/saddles-tack/period_tack.htm#item2

fortbball9

 

[grogmug]

Re: civil war u.s. belt buckle/plate? dug today near foundation...

I appreciate the quick response. I wish someone else would chime in and give an opinion?

 

[grogmug]

any civil war buffs out there with any ideas?

 

[BuckleBoy]

any civil war buffs out there with any ideas?

Yes. You found a rosette. I didn't look at the style of the letters very closely, but it may be post-war. (And in fact, I'm leaning in this direction.)


I have one from WWI that is missing the lead backing. It is almost identical.


Best Wishes,



Buckleboy

 

[brnn53]

Post CW rosette. Nice find!
Mike

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice find on the rosette

 

[STH69]

very nice congrats

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

As posted by others, it has a WW1 feel to it. Great find!

 

[CRUSADER]

Post CW rosette. Nice find!
Mike

Even I would have said WWI era Rosette I've been on here too much

 

[allen]

nice looking find...

 

[grogmug]

are these worth anything? If so, how much?

 

[BuckleBoy]

are these worth anything? If so, how much?

They are worth what someone would pay for one.

 

[grogmug]

figured, just a curious question. I'm not going to sell it anyway just want to know everything about it that I can.