Just found an awesome late 1600s buckle with most its guts

[toasted]

Really loving this buckle. Was all of 10-12" down very near to where I pulled a 1600s nipple button a while back. Ill have to look for a match in my buckle book when I get home but pretty sure it dates no later than 1720. First early two piece buckle I have found with an intact chape(most of it) and made of the same material as the frame. Ive been doing really well with early buckles since last fall

 

[cjon455]

Wow that's one heck of a buckle. Beautiful! Congrats
Man

 

[trapperart]

Awesome find toasted congrats

 

[villagenut]

AWESOME man you killed it. Great buckle.

 

[Silvermonkey]

Sweet buckle....Nice find!

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Great find - definitely mid-to-late 17th century. I've never dug one exactly like that with the flared extensions (other than the "butterfly" buckle). The closest thing I can find to it in the Whitehead book is shown below. Not an exact match, but definitely of the same style. Outstanding recovery!

 

[port ewen ace]

UH,____________________________DROOLING

 

[toasted]

Thanks everyone. Definately my favorite find so far this year. Here it is all cleaned up

 

[Stretch Da Truth]

Congrats on a sweet find!
It looks so good on that Deus background

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

Excellent find!

Iowa Dale

 

[Scrappy]

Excellent find. That buckle is a beautiful sight! Wow!

 

[treblehunter]

Nice find

 

[BoundToSteel]

Wow that's old. Very jealous.

 

[toasted]

Great find - definitely mid-to-late 17th century. I've never dug one exactly like that with the flared extensions (other than the "butterfly" buckle). The closest thing I can find to it in the Whitehead book is shown below. Not an exact match, but definitely of the same style. Outstanding recovery!

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This particular buckle has a drilled frame and separate spindle. Whitehead only has four examples of drilled frame asymmetrical buckles like mine and none are similar. Oddly it is the second drilled frame asymmetrical buckle I have found in less than a month. This one is much nicer though

 

[Gridwalker306]

Wow, great OLD buckle! It's a beauty.

 

[CRUSADER]

I agree it's a 17th C type. I think they are Spur Buckles. I've had a couple of that flared out type, similar to book, but not a match to yours either.

 

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I agree it's a 17th C type. I think they are Spur Buckles. I've had a couple of that flared out type, similar to book, but not a match to yours either.

I was thinking spur buckle too as the wearing of spurs was not only utilitarian but part of the fashion too up until around 1700. Could also be a shoe buckle but I doubt a knee buckle as they were not in fashion that early

 

[Westfront]

Great buckle!

 

[gwdigger]

Wow. I just spotted this in your avatar and had to go thru your posts to get to this thread. That is one of the most awesome buckles I have ever seen found here near home.

 

[Silver Tree Chaser]

That's a really beauty. You don't see a design like that hardly ever.