Revolutionary War Shoe Buckle?

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1st time posting...Found this along the river where there was once a revolutionary fort.
Was about 18 inches deep but was ringing strong in my ear. This fort we know was visited by Ben Franklin. Maybe he lost a shoe buckle.....just wishful thinking! Pretty nice find. Hard to believe this is almost 240 years old. It is one of my most favorite of all times find. The first picture is uncleaned. The last three are after four days of very careful cleaning.

 

[dgrs2]

There's a fantastic free site by a guy named Whitehead that's a free downloadable pdf file and it shows all of the different shoe buckles with pics and dates them. You should check it out. Here's a few that I've found. One of my favorite things to find. Congrats on an absolute beauty bud
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If you Google Ross Whitehead shoe buckle it should come up. It's an amazing resource

Thanks for the heads up. Googled it finally and I'm going to see if I can make a match. I'll report back.


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[dgrs2]

After reading Mr. Whiteheads article, the buckle dates between 1720-1770. It was used for securing medium to large sized shoe buckles. It is made of a cast copper alloy. I still think it was Ben Franklins! This buckle is tucked away for future viewing. Thanks Treasure Net gang for your help. Very awesome. [emoji106]🏻[emoji106]🏻[emoji106]🏻[emoji106]🏻[emoji106]🏻


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