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[etex]

Is this off a Indian motorcycle or is it a belt buckle?

 

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[goober]

looks like belt buckle.buy the way,we might be spending the winter in RUSK,are there any safe places to m.d.around that area?ghost towns etc?

 

[duggap]

I'm gonna go with it not being a buckle because the back looks more like it was bonded onto something rather than having a hook for a buckle.

 

[Sheperdess]

Just a reminder.....Indian Motorcycles.....maybe something to do with them. They have some awesome looking new ones nowadays.

 

[Indian Steve]

It is obviously from Indian Motorcycle. It has their Laughing Indian mascot on it. { He is laughing at Harley Riders} This was never on any Indian Bike that I have ever seen. I would bet it was on a buckle.

 

[Indian Steve]

There is a buckle just like this on Ebay now except it is sterling and the back is different. Search 1930s Indian Motorcycle Belt buckle in sterling silver.

 

[diggummup]

It's a buckle. Too bad it didn't have all of it's parts. One sold for $293.00 in June 2013.Guaranteed Original 1920 039 S Laughing Indian Motorcycle Brass Belt Buckle NO RES | eBay
I can see the "ROBBINS CO. ATTLEBORO" on yours as well. Here is what the back would have looked like if it were complete, notice the 1927 pat. date-

 

[etex]

Thanks for the information. Goober there are some sawmill ghost towns in the Rusk area. Only one I have hunted is Wildhurst near Forrest which is close to Wells. Its been a long time since I was there but had no problem getting permission.