Old farm site hunt this evening...

[Bavaria Mike]

I had about one hour to detect this evening close to home so I went to my favorite field where an old farm/hotel once stood until the mid 1600s. I have hunted this area and surrounding fields hard over the years but they always give up something. Here is the field, in the middle you can see a dried area in the planted winter wheat field. Note there are higher areas around it and it should be the wettest area but it is dry because this is where the main house once stood, four large barns once stood to the left of this house and it is still obvious today. This is the area I detected, I have permission to detect the fields even when cropped here.

I found a small hand full of trash, an underwear button, a piece of a button with a partial shank and this buckle looking thing, not sure what it is. Looks to be very old maybe dating to the original farm, medieval or post medieval or could be newer, I really do not know. The reverse has no markings and this side was surely meant to be the exposed obverse. The left and right links were bound together with small rivets possibly clasping a thin leather strap on each side.

Close up of the ring, has uneven hash marks on it that look to be hand made. It was hard to get a good picture of this.

Left side.

Right side. Any ideas are welcome in identifying this relic. HH, Mike

 

[Korban]

That has some really nice detail to it. Good find.

 

[civilman1]

Think it might be piece of a bridle Mike ? Still a cool find.....Glad you got out.HH!!

 

[wwwtimmcp]

ditto on the bridle.

 

[Nana40]

Think it might be piece of a bridle Mike ? Still a cool find.....Glad you got out.HH!!

First thing I thought too.

Very nice find, Mike! Thanks for the site pic too!

Nana

 

[Ken from Atlanta]

It looks a bit like part of a sword hanger. Neat find whatever it turns out to be

 

[wyattrr]

Interesting find Mike...Good luck IDing that...I was thinking horse bridal too...Cool Pics

 

[ModernMiner]

Mike,
Whatever it is it's a very neat find. Very old looking and handmade. Thanks for the great photos as usual.
-MM-

 

[CRUSADER]

The guesses were about spot-on. Its a late Medieval horse harness ring. Rare to get the attachments as well. Nice find

 

[Joe G]

Very cool find Mike... even this boy from Brooklyn was thinking horse bridle

 

[TimC (North Alabama)]

Really nice finds there and it looks like the field will yield many more from the looks of it. Love the detail work.

 

[mamabear]

gorgeous! looks like a good field! happy huntin

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Thanks all, unanimous decision by many says it is horse tack or a bridle part, late medieval to post medieval, 400-500 years old. I have found a few of the rings with hash marks but never with the attachments. HH, Mike

 

[lockman209]

way to go whatever it is

 

[folkert]

Hi Mike, the item is a 17th century wedding belt.