more military redoubt finds, plus a what is it ??

[Des from down under]

Hi all, back to my ole spot by the river..ran the detector around the earth remains of an old fort..got a cuff button and a tunic button of the royal engineers ( circa mid 1800s ) a spoon, a boot heel plate, an ole pocket knife that i.ll clean up as it appears to have a silver strap on the side..and a brass buckle that was 1 foot under the sod parapet..what do you reckon it represents...it has to be in that era...cant see a makers name on it and it looks like an old style cricket batt !!! thanks for looking des

 

[Tnmountains]

Re: more rdoubt finds plus a what is it ??

I do not know what it represents but it is in great shape. I bet it is a beautiful hunt there.

 

[Des from down under]

Re: more rdoubt finds plus a what is it ??

I do not know what it represents but it is in great shape. I bet it is a beautiful hunt there.

anytime tn mountains ill take you on a n/z hunt..cheers

 

[Saint]

Nice finds! The central image on the buckle looks like a cricket bat to me. Not sure about the crossbar on it though.

 

[teleman 2525]

cool finds

 

[Iron Patch]

That's a nice one! Most Cricket buckles I see posted are thin brass.

 

[DMN]

You may want to check around and see if the emblem matches any of the legacy cricket teams over there. That's one cool find.

 

[tinpan]

hi des Nice finds hh

tinpan

 

[nuggy]

Nice buckle Des, those cricket buckles were a popular fashion item down under in the 1800's. They turn up here and in Aussie too. Haven't found one yet but hoping to. Nuggy

 

[Des from down under]

Nice buckle Des, those cricket buckles were a popular fashion item down under in the 1800's. They turn up here and in Aussie too. Haven't found one yet but hoping to. Nuggy

nice to meet you nuggy where are you hokitika ??

 

[dfx willy]

naw! thats what ya saw when pops got home. nice digs. willy