Early Naval Ceremonial Wreath buckle with matching slide!

[Woodland Detectors]

Well I had a great week meeting with friends, and enjoying the spring like weather this week. I did have a really good find with the Navy Wreath (catch) and a pleasant surprise digging the matching slide buckle! I'll just have to go back and find that tongue! Nevertheless, I'm thrilled to have found most of it. The Ceremonial Buckle was used for off duty soldiers, and the tongue would have sported the Anchor side. Used with a dirk (dagger) or sword this ting buckle measures about 2 inches total. What looks to be a crude knife, still with the rivets attached from the handle. Some real nice Dandy and Tombac's with a great looking 1800's heavy gilted cuffie. The lead piece looks to be a net weight dug in a 1700's forest site in NC. The biggest treasure last but least are my two daughter seen in the last pics. Priceless

Thanks for looking~!

 

[civilman1]

Great looking dig's and Great looking Daughter's Mike Congrat's !!!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Thanks Joe!

 

[timekiller]

Very Nice Diggs Mike, Man them Dang Kids are growing like weeds man. Still cute as ever too.
Best to Your Gang,
Take Care,
Pete,

 

[JW15]

Nice haul, congrats!

 

[cwhunter_1]

hey, I found one of those toy cars about 2 month ago. yours looks a little better than mine though. good finds. great buckle..

 

[Wallhangers]

Is your daughter reading the owners manual for your latest detector? She'll be digging the good stuff with you soon if she hasn't already. Great finds, great kids.

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice finds Mike! Hope you can find the rest of the naval buckle. Do you know what time frame it's from?

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Nice finds Mike! Hope you can find the rest of the naval buckle. Do you know what time frame it's from?

Thank you Steve! Here is one that was purchased on ebay and posted here not too long ago. Some good info on it.
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,437388.msg3116002/topicseen.html#msg3116002

 

[lost hunter]

Congrats on the Great looking kids & good finds

 

[Gunrunner61]

Nice finds, And I'm envious of you, I have three boy's all grown and starting family's of their own. Alway's wanted a Little girl but the lord did not see fit, They are Beautifull, The greatest treasure of All. Congradulations

 

[VOL1266-X]

Very historic find Mike. You had some good hunts and the cute girls are really growing. HH, Q.

 

[birdman]

Mike ,when she grows up the you will need the shot gun at the ready! She's a little bueaty. Fantastic saves !

 

[kuger]

Awesome!!I was going to link ya to that post!!LOL!Best info there is on that thread.Neat to have the tightner too.Great find bud!!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Awesome!!I was going to link ya to that post!!LOL!Best info there is on that thread.Neat to have the tightner too.Great find bud!!

Thanks Buddy!

 

[MiniMe]

Some great recoveries and the girls are so cute and getting big fast. HH!

 

[ModernMiner]

Mikey,
Way to go on the unusual Navy buckle. I've never seen one of those before.
Nice pile of goodies there my brotha.
Is that a FOB I see in the bottom right of the pile?

Your daughters are cute as a button (Colonial of course). Thank goodness they take after Maggie.

Congrats,
Dug

 

[JOE-DIRTDIGGER]

nice finds, im in nc myself what forrest are you hunting if you dont want to say i do understand

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Mikey,
Way to go on the unusual Navy buckle. I've never seen one of those before.
Nice pile of goodies there my brotha.
Is that a FOB I see in the bottom right of the pile?

Your daughters are cute as a button (Colonial of course). Thank goodness they take after Maggie.

Congrats,
Dug

It's an old watch stuck on 7:00 lol

 

[CC Hunter]

Those little anchor design Tongue & Wreath buckles have been showing up from a number of sites over the years. Most it seems, are found in context with turn-of-the-century sites, and primarily areas that are non military or mixed use. Apparently these were fashionable at some point in the 1880-1920 period. Any supporting documentation for these as being attributed to Spanish use in the 18th century, is rather obscure at best. In fact, I cannot recall ever seeing the Tongue & Wreath style buckles of any shape, size, or design, that were actually found in context with Colonial American relics. The two-piece Tongue & Wreath style buckles gained peak popularity in the mid-19th century, and then carried on with sporadic appeal for several decades.

Here is another example of similar design:

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,428830.0.html

CC Hunter