Is this a shoe buckle?

[Channon]

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[Z.K.]

Totally

 

[Channon]

My uncles house was built in the late 1700's. I've been detecting there since I started a couple years ago. I saw someone post a picture of a buckle and it hit me that I had one like that.

 

[Evolution]

It is.... and its a sweet one with all the pieces. Nice find.

 

[Channon]

It is.... and its a sweet one with all the pieces. Nice find.

All the pieces still move too!

 

[fernald1]

Not sure? Could u mail it to me for closer examination ?

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Amazing find! It's a colonial shoe buckle from around 1720 to 1770. You can see the same chape on page 101 of this buckle identification website:

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

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice early shoe buckle, congratulations!

 

[Scrappy]

Amazing find! It's a colonial shoe buckle from around 1720 to 1770. You can see the same chape on page 101 of this buckle identification website:

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

Wow that's a great resource Tim! I have a couple of books but that link will come in handy. That said, and I could be wrong because I don't have my books (at work), I believe the dates can be narrowed within you range to about 1760-1790's.

Great buckle too to the Channon

 

[trapperart]

Very nice find congrats

 

[Carolina Tom]

I am at a loss for words...

Congrats on a really nice find.

 

[CoilyGirl]

Dang that is gorgeous!

 

[Ahab8]

That is a beautiful shoe buckle!!!!

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Indeed ....... a complete shoe buckle .

Never found a complete one .