CSA Buckle?

[Dustin V3]

Is this is a CSA Buckle?

 

[kyphote]

Yours looks like a buckle made love to a box turtle. I think that's only because it's been so heavily cleaned. Had it not been scrubbed, soaked and oiled, it would appear a lot more natural/convincing. Here's one I came across:

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I found a few of these egg shaped plates online but they all say CS and have something on the backs.

 

[kyphote]

I found a few of these egg shaped plates online but they all say CS and have something on the backs.

Good point, Big Cy. This buckle is interesting in that it shows no evidence of ever having any belt hooks, as well as the fact that it's an egg shaped CSA -- not CS. I can't find any examples of a CSA egg shape, but see plenty of CS eggs in the Mullinax archive. I'm with Gopher in that it appears to be a bungled campfire effort. The wear on the red brass looks period and authentic.