Silver Colonial Knee Buckle

[Dust Eater]

Had a great day today. Ended up having to walk 3/4 of a mile uphill, and the cellar hole was littered with beer cans and other trash from all the hunters. Just when I thought I was going to get skunked, I ended up digging an ornate silver colonial knee buckle frame. The back is marked "EG", but I still haven't nailed down who the maker is. The buckle really saved my day.

 

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[texjim]

Cool looking piece of silver.

 

[joeyfresh]

Super cool looking. I love the hand etched makers mark

 

[Scrappy]

That is one rad buckle. Wow. And the hand engraving really touches home. That is one AWESOME find.

 

[Chizzy]

That buckle is well worth the walk and the time spent sifting through the trash!!

 

[Silvermonkey]

That's one great looking buckle! Thanks for sharing!!

 

[Zachbl92]

Wow, very cool find. Never heard of a knee buckle but that's a sweet looking relic for sure!

 

[K1DDO1979]

Awsome buckle. Wish I could find another one or maybe a silver shoe buckle next! [emoji106]

 

[deershed]

Sweet buckle!!

 

[trapperart]

That's a pretty one congrats on a great find

 

[Showtime2385]

Wow, great score!

 

[Z.K.]

That buckle would save some people's year! I have to switch gears in a sec to finish up some work otherwise I'd make an attempt in the initials. Hope they do reveal something

Great recovery!

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

I want one !
Awesome find.
I only recall a very few posted in 9 years.
Maybe I'll get one tomorrow, yes I dream BIG.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice recovery, congratulations!

 

[JerV3]

That's a beauty

Ive had days like that. Its tough but when that really good find comes up you say man this is why I do this hobby

HH Jer

 

[Wildcat1750]

Gorgeous and well worth digging thru the cans!

 

[Ahab8]

I'm pretty sure I've seen this beauty in my home state and I'm happy to see it again! That's an incredible find! I've found a ton of buckles and never found even a piece of a silver one. Very tough find. I hope you're able to find that particular mark. That one may be tough as I'm wondering if that may be somebody's initials that owned that. Do you know the history of the site and the family that may have lived there?

 

[romeo-1]

That's an amazing find! Congrats!

 

[Mr. Digger]

Nice to see a great find posted by a fellow MA hunter. Very nice shoe buckle! I hope you can decode the makers marks.

 

[Dust Eater]

Do you know the history of the site and the family that may have lived there?

No, I wasn't able to find anything on the 1700s owners. It could be either a maker's mark or initials, but I'm leaning towards a maker's mark just due to the design of the "E".