Silver shoe buckle cleaned up

[RelicMedic]

Hey guys. Bored out of my tree, buried in a crap load of snow and -40 degree Celsius temps. Cleaned up my silver shoe buckle I got a few months ago from my Loyalist site. If anyone has an idea of age, please chime in. Thanks for looking!
Before and after pics:

 

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[smokeythecat]

That's nice. Handmade, officers for sure.

 

[RelicMedic]

Do you think it is Loyalist era (1790ish). Pulled a handful of 1700's and early 1800's coins from that site too)

 

[park pirate]

Nice one ACE...

 

[Iron Patch]

Did you get any early military buttons? A true Loyalist site seems to almost always give up a Rev War military button, and usually more than one.

To answer your question it's definitely a nice early silver shoe buckle and would date to the right era. I found pieces of one several years ago that would have been stunning, makers marks and all, just too bad it was destroyed. Ironically, the bits I found was from the site of a Loyalist officer, but not just any one, this particular site gave up a button that was the first of the type known to exist. It wasn't my find, unless getting it in my email inbox for ID counts!

 

[RelicMedic]

Thanks IronPatch. I got several flat buttons from that site, but I have not wandered out of a 20'x40' grid yet. There might be some kickin around there. I found a land grant map and a United Empire Loyalist from Boston was granted that parcel of land. Can't wait to try the other 3.75 acres! C'mon spring!!

 

[Ahab8]

ACE that's a beautiful piece and it looks great shined up. Sounds like a great site you have there. Can't wait to see what you come up with. Those sites don't pop up very often

 

[Iron Patch]

Thanks IronPatch. I got several flat buttons from that site, but I have not wandered out of a 20'x40' grid yet. There might be some kickin around there. I found a land grant map and a United Empire Loyalist from Boston was granted that parcel of land. Can't wait to try the other 3.75 acres! C'mon spring!!

Sounds like it could work out. I have hunted many Loyalist sites, several that were absolutely fantastic and there is no better detecting here than those places. As times goes on they are harder to find, but I know there's still plenty of real sweet ones left.

 

[Iron Patch]

Here's some motivation for you... a few Loyalist in this pic from a few years back. (Royal Provincials, 2nd American, 3rd American, and King's American (4th American).

 

[RelicMedic]

The lot belonged to an Officer of the Commisionary Generals Department. He was actually from New Jersey. There is a fair amount of literature on him. We was also an officer in the 42nd regiment, as was his son. The fields surrounding my house belonged to a friend and fellow officer of the Loyalist that owns the land where I got the buckle. I pulled a 1753 half penny from that site before the freeze. There has to be some military buttons in there somewhere.

 

[CRUSADER]

18th C

 

[Iron Patch]

The lot belonged to an Officer of the Commisionary Generals Department. He was actually from New Jersey. There is a fair amount of literature on him. We was also an officer in the 42nd regiment, as was his son. The fields surrounding my house belonged to a friend and fellow officer of the Loyalist that owns the land where I got the buckle. I pulled a 1753 half penny from that site before the freeze. There has to be some military buttons in there somewhere.

A 42nd officer button would be a rare one, and have never seen one before, and I've seen a lot of buttons. I've dug 3 or 4 enlisted soldier pewters, and there's one of them in my pic above. The Black Watch is a pretty sought after regiment so an officer button, or much better yet a belt plate, would definitely turn some heads.