Dating Harness Buckles...

[Swartzie]

Is there any way to get a good date on a harness buckle? I dug this buckle last week and what I find interesting are the convex shaped sides. Can a harness buckle be dated somewhat by it's shape?

-Swartzie

 

[Breezie]

Here's a website that might help you. Neat find, Breezie

http://www.reenactor.ru/ARH/PDF/Whitehead.pdf

 

[traderoftreasures]

my guess early 1900's

 

[BuckleBoy]

I've dug iron, small-sized harness buckles like this in sites dating from the 1850s on up through the early 20th c.

No way to know, unless you're digging a site with a narrow date range--and even then, no way to know for sure. I have a few in my CW case that came from camps--but then again, no way to know for sure. But I am certain that they can date back at least that far.

 

[CRUSADER]

Is there any way to get a good date on a harness buckle? I dug this buckle last week and what I find interesting are the convex shaped sides. Can a harness buckle be dated somewhat by it's shape?

-Swartzie

simple answer, not really. See bucks reply,,,