Single D Shape Buckle 1250-1500.

[Garabaldi]

Once again I assumed what it was and was wrong. I have been detecting a very old site and pulling out lots of military artifacts from the War of 1812 and CW, but know it dates back to the early 1600's. I have posted most of my finds on here and under "What is it", but there is always an item you think you know or overlook. Well initially I thought it was an earing and didn't give it much thought, but then saw an image of it at a web site posted on here. http://www.colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk/2009Febfinds.html
The site said it was a Single D Shaped Buckle dating back to early 1250-1500. I said to myself that looks like my earing. Then posted it on "what is it" and Silver Searcher asked "where did you find that, did you buy it?". I have never been asked if I bought an item I have posted and realized that finding an artifact this old in the USA must be rare. If Silver Searcher from the UK was impressed I knew It must be a special find. I found an image of the buckle in the BUCKLE book by Ross Whitehead on page 16 artifact #48. The British militia must have brought it over the pond.
This is bar far the oldest artifact I have found.

 

[Deepdiger60]

Re: Early Single D Shape Buckle 1250-1500.

Impressive find ! seeing its age it could not have been lost here in the USA before the 13th and 16th Century where in the country did you find it East Coast , Mid West ? Great find
Jim

 

[mainer]

Re: Early Single D Shape Buckle 1250-1500.

A rare find for our side of the pond. What is it made of? Looks like Brass? Congrats on a rare find.

Mainer

 

[Garabaldi]

Re: Early Single D Shape Buckle 1250-1500.

Thanks guys.
I found it on the East Coast.
Its made of copper-alloy

 

[timekiller]

Re: Early Single D Shape Buckle 1250-1500.

Thanks guys.
I found it on the East Coast.
Its made of copper-alloy

Good Work on being determined to find out what things are there Garabaldi! And Great Find!
At first I think most people think of Jamestown as the oldest for people being here in the U.S. but in reality there is more to it than that and who really knows who lost what where.Just take the Lost Colony for one what did they bring and where did they end up and settle also the spanish were up and down the east coast as well in the 1500's.Truth is I think it's purdy hard to say where and when or what people where doing that far back.But all you can do is just beaware of thing's our history has to offer.
At first sight I thought it was a drawer pull myself like this one I found guess that's what it is.
http://ecai.org/na-missions/index.html

http://www.artifacts.org/conquest.htm

 

[Silver Searcher]

Re: Early Single D Shape Buckle 1250-1500.



A very early find from your side of the water I think a spot on the Banner would be justified, a rare find for the USA

Here's what it would have looked like with the tongue http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=17901&cat=42

SS

 

[Silver Searcher]

Re: Early Single D Shape Buckle 1250-1500.

Thanks guys.
I found it on the East Coast.
Its made of copper-alloy

Good Work on being determined to find out what things are there Garabaldi! And Great Find!
At first I think most people think of Jamestown as the oldest for people being here in the U.S. but in reality there is more to it than that and who really knows who lost what where.Just take the Lost Colony for one what did they bring and where did they end up and settle also the spanish were up and down the east coast as well in the 1500's.Truth is I think it's purdy hard to say where and when or what people where doing that far back.But all you can do is just beaware of thing's our history has to offer.
At first sight I thought it was a drawer pull myself like this one I found guess that's what it is.
http://ecai.org/na-missions/index.html

http://www.artifacts.org/conquest.htm

Pete wow....yours is a single loop oval buckle from the same time period


http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=17445&cat=42

SS

 

[timekiller]

Re: Early Single D Shape Buckle 1250-1500.

Thanks guys.
I found it on the East Coast.
Its made of copper-alloy

Good Work on being determined to find out what things are there Garabaldi! And Great Find!
At first I think most people think of Jamestown as the oldest for people being here in the U.S. but in reality there is more to it than that and who really knows who lost what where.Just take the Lost Colony for one what did they bring and where did they end up and settle also the spanish were up and down the east coast as well in the 1500's.Truth is I think it's purdy hard to say where and when or what people where doing that far back.But all you can do is just beaware of thing's our history has to offer.
At first sight I thought it was a drawer pull myself like this one I found guess that's what it is.
http://ecai.org/na-missions/index.html

http://www.artifacts.org/conquest.htm

Pete wow....yours is a single loop oval buckle from the same time period


http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=17445&cat=42

SS

See never knew but with your guy's help from over there things can be looked at different!

 

[Sniffy]

Re: Early Single D Shape Buckle 1250-1500.

hmmmm.....maybe someone held on to that for a long time and then eventually it took a ride on the mayflower!

 

[Garabaldi]

Re: Early Single D Shape Buckle 1250-1500.

WOW!!!!! See that Timekiller, just like me you didn't realize you had an amazing find.
Silver Searcher gets the game ball on this one. Congrats Timekiller on your amazing find .

 

[Deepdiger60]

Re: Early Single D Shape Buckle 1250-1500.

Where iam living now the Township goes back to the mid 1500,s my house is 116 years old but before that the house here was built in the mid 1500,s its long gone i was digging a signal last year in the back property i found this buckle i was told by a antiques dealer it was from the 1500,s its bronze and copper hes not 100% about its age he thought it be Dutch, so people were here on the East End long ago .

 

[Garabaldi]

Re: Early Single D Shape Buckle 1250-1500.

Very interesting Deepdigger.

 

[timekiller]

Re: Early Single D Shape Buckle 1250-1500.

Not sure on this one either.But where I found it the other things where quite old came from where I found the 1669 tobacco token,and spanish cobs. So sure it is purdy old.

Ok think I found one here sure looks the same to me!
http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=20806&cat=192

 

[Silver Searcher]

Re: Early Single D Shape Buckle 1250-1500.

Not sure on this one either.But where I found it the other things where quite old came from where I found the 1669 tobacco token,and spanish cobs. So sure it is purdy old.

Ok think I found one here sure looks the same to me!
http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=20806&cat=192

Yep....another late Medieval Buckle you sure have some nice early ones

SS

 

[timekiller]

Re: Early Single D Shape Buckle 1250-1500.

Not sure on this one either.But where I found it the other things where quite old came from where I found the 1669 tobacco token,and spanish cobs. So sure it is purdy old.

Ok think I found one here sure looks the same to me!
http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=20806&cat=192

Yep....another late Medieval Buckle you sure have some nice early ones

SS

As I Said it pays to look in to things more.As all these were posted in the past but got over looked I guess. Thanks Again Buddy!