Help With Wreath Buckle ID

[archaeon]

this was found by a buddy when we were diggin a bottle dump in Ybor City in Tampa. The site was 1900ish. Anybody have any idea what it's from? Nothing stamped on the back that i can tell.

 

[Montana Jim]

Normally the military buckle "loops" are square... this is an interesting piece!

 

[rjw4law]

I have one of these....Army of Northern VA, Calvary

 

[Montana Jim]

Scroll down to TG 21- Engineer False Two Piece (These are reproductions)

http://hanoverbrass.com/more2.htm



There are a lot of variation of two-piece buckles... The Army of Northern Virginia has a few styles but they did not look like this does. (See the Army of N. VA. Here: http://hanoverbrass.com/MoreBuckles12.htm)

Another example of this confederate maker is here: The N.C. False Two-Piece Sunburst...

 

[archaeon]

wow! that did it! thank you very much!

 

[tomclark]

Sweet.

Little more info from Treasure Depot Buckle Daddies :

"IM NOT 100%, BUT THE ENGINEER BUCKLES WERE RECTANGULAR UNTIL 1832 REGULATIONS SPECIFIED THEM TO BE ELIPTICAL (OVAL FOR DUMMIES LIKE ME), IT LOOKS SIMILAR TO THE 1830 TO 1845 MILITIA OFFICERS PLATES IN KERSIS AND ODONNELLS BOOKS ,I AM SURE THAT THERE WERE MANY STYLES AT THE TIME A SUPER FIND, I HOPE THE TONGUE IS FOUND ALSO"


Love this stuff

 

[kuger]

Very nice!!!As said there are an infinite amount of varieties.It is very similar to the Hanover specimen,but yours isnt a false two piece.