Iron Buckle????

[SCDigginWithAK]

I found this on the surface at an old school site (1911-1930s). My first thought is iron buckle. Any thoughts?

 

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[SCDigginWithAK]

Any ideas guys?

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Think it is horse related buckle..

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

HutSiteDigger's guess is most probably correct... the statistical odds favor it being a horseharness buckle. Non-plated iron tends to pretty quickly make ugly rust-stains on clothing and other articles made of cloth. There would still have been a LOT of horses in use around that 1911-1930s school site.

 

[SCDigginWithAK]

HutSiteDigger's guess is most probably correct... the statistical odds favor it being a horseharness buckle. Non-plated iron tends to pretty quickly make ugly rust-stains on clothing and other articles made of cloth. There would still have been a LOT of horses in use around that 1911-1930s school site.

Just curious what would they have been used for at a school? I'm surprised I found it on the surface!

 

[SCDigginWithAK]

Just curious what would they have been used for at a school? I'm surprised I found it on the surface!

Horses I mean

 

[creskol]

I don't think it is a buckle. My bets would be that it's a ring from the top of a clevis pin, hitch pin, or something of that nature.