Neat buckle of some sort. Possibly civil war era?

[DiggerRob]

So today I found a neat buckle possibly from the civil war era, maybe of a some sort of horse harness or belt it’s about three inches long and looks like a eagle talon.

 

[Shakakka]

I agree it's more modern, but not that modern. Here's one that's sort of similar, says it's from the early 1900's:

https://www.tias.com/8600/PictPage/3923801778.html