✅ SOLVED Military Buckle

[Pointman]

I found this late last year. In the same area I found random items including a military button and a 1907 Barber dime. With all the random mix of old and new items in the ground, I think that the area is filled with dirt from somewhere else.

I know that it is possibly a military buckle or at least a military themed item and the symbol is the Transportation Corps. What I am not sure of, is the age or if it actually was issued by the government at one point. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

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[nhbenz]

Thats the US Army Transportation insignia

Edit-- ok, I'll read first, respond later

 

[DigIron2]

A picture of the back would give a better idea.

 

[diggummup]

That style of buckle has been around since at least WW2. My dad had that style in the navy in Vietnam also.

 

[Pointman]

I recently retired from the Army after 20 years and I know that we used a similar buckle, but they were plain with nothing on the front. What perplexes me is that we didn't have our branch on our buckles and I am not sure if this was ever something on Army dress buckles once upon a time.

The back of the buckle does not have any information on it at all.

 

[nhbenz]

The Transportation Corp was created in 1942, so it couldn't be older than that. Some do have the date stamped on the back, along with US. I believe buckles, other than plain, we're private purchase items, rather than issued.
Edit -- ok, this time I was typing while you were updating

 

[diggummup]

Yeah, my dads was plain.

 

[Pointman]

The Transportation Corp was created in 1942, so it couldn't be older than that. Some do have the date stamped on the back, along with US. I believe buckles, other than plain, we're private purchase items, rather than issued.
Edit -- ok, this time I was typing while you were updating

I have to agree with you that it wasn't military issue. I didn't know about the date when the Corp was created. Thanks for the information.