Little brass buckle

[CoilyGirl]

Football shaped raised design s all I can come up with to describe it. Found in an area where the Battle of Nashville was fought.

 

[CoilyGirl]

Bump(sorry,sort of)

 

[MuckyBottles]

Vols. vs Commodores?

 

[CoilyGirl]

Vols. vs Commodores?

Haha Mucky.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Added another photo.

I've never seen anything like it. But since you asked for my opinion, and said it is about 1 inch long, I'll tell you what little I can about it.

One part of it does indicate it is some type of buckle. The bar at its open end has a notch which resembles what we see on some 20th Century strap-buckles, to keep the buckle tongue's attachment-loop at the exact center of the bar, preventing the tongue from sliding over to the bar's corner. A slightly different example of that is shown in the photo below (which is a 20th Century buckle).

But, I cannot figure out the purpose of having the other half the buckle's body be a solid (not open) square.

The only other example I've seen of a buckle with a raised football-shaped emblem on it isn't actually a buckle, but instead is a horseharness strap buckle-shield (also called a buckle-cover). One with the raised football-shaped emblem is visible in the group in the other photo below. So, I might've guessed your find is some kind of horseharness strap buckle... but being only 1-inch long and 1/2-inch wide, it seems much too small to be horsegear-related.

 

[CoilyGirl]

I've never seen anything like it. But since you asked for my opinion, and said it is about 1 inch long, I'll tell you what little I can about it.

One part of it does indicate it is some type of buckle. The bar at its open end has a notch which resembles what we see on some 20th Century strap-buckles, to keep the buckle tongue's attachment-loop at the exact center of the bar, preventing the tongue from sliding over to the bar's corner. A slightly different example of that is shown in the photo below (which is a 20th Century buckle).

But, I cannot figure out the purpose of having the other half the buckle's body be a solid (not open) square.

The only other example I've seen of a buckle with a raised football-shaped emblem on it isn't actually a buckle, but instead is a horseharness strap buckle-shield (also called a buckle-cover). One with the raised football-shaped emblem is visible in the group in the other photo below. So, I might've guessed your find is some kind of horseharness strap buckle... but being only 1-inch long and 1/2-inch wide, it seems much too small to be horsegear-related.

Thanks for your reply CG. The actually solid part of the buckle is an inch across but with the buckle part if it were not bent would be 2 and 1/4 inches long. Your picture isn't showing up below but I will Google buckle-shield and buckle-covers to see what I can find as well. I know I have seen the heart shaped buckles before that are hollow in the back like mine. Thanks for your opinion,always valued.

 

[CoilyGirl]

I've never seen anything like it. But since you asked for my opinion, and said it is about 1 inch long, I'll tell you what little I can about it.

One part of it does indicate it is some type of buckle. The bar at its open end has a notch which resembles what we see on some 20th Century strap-buckles, to keep the buckle tongue's attachment-loop at the exact center of the bar, preventing the tongue from sliding over to the bar's corner. A slightly different example of that is shown in the photo below (which is a 20th Century buckle).

But, I cannot figure out the purpose of having the other half the buckle's body be a solid (not open) square.

The only other example I've seen of a buckle with a raised football-shaped emblem on it isn't actually a buckle, but instead is a horseharness strap buckle-shield (also called a buckle-cover). One with the raised football-shaped emblem is visible in the group in the other photo below. So, I might've guessed your find is some kind of horseharness strap buckle... but being only 1-inch long and 1/2-inch wide, it seems much too small to be horsegear-related.

Thanks for your reply CG. The actually solid part of the buckle is an inch across but with the buckle part if it were not bent would be 2 and 1/4 inches long. Your picture isn't showing up below but I will Google buckle-shield and buckle-covers to see what I can find as well. I know I have seen the heart shaped buckles before that are hollow in the back like mine. Thanks for your opinion,always valued. Edited to say I do see your picture now and yes,how odd that the buckle is not sturdy like the others depicted.

 

[old digger]

The photo's are kind of blurry, but could it be part of a suspender clasp?