sword belt buckle

wwwtimmcp · Oct 24, 2010

I found the buckle earlier this year and kept looking for the cover piece. well it seems I had already found it. the piece in the middle fits on top of the piece on the left but rusted off. the middle piece is called a roundel. the design is from the 12th century in britain. it was used on shields so military units could distinguish each other in battle, to avoid freindly fire incidents. I am one happy camper right now.

happy hunting to all

cntrydncr1 · Oct 25, 2010

congrats!

wwwtimmcp · Oct 27, 2010

thank you, this has been a very odd year for me detecting, but enjoyable none the less.

detectahead · Oct 27, 2010

I'll bet! Great find! :thumbsup:

Old River · Oct 27, 2010

Nice buckle. I've never seen one like this one. Congradulations.....

BuckleBoy · Oct 28, 2010

What you have on the left (brass) is a cooking pot handle. The piece on the right (iron) I don't know what that piece is. But it is not a two-piece buckle for sure. I'd like to see a close-up of the center piece, though.

Best Wishes,

Buckleboy

Skelly607 · Oct 28, 2010

Nice find!

kuger · Oct 28, 2010

I agree with Buckles,on all counts.We do need a diff angle.First thing I thought when I seen your pic was the thing in the middle looks like a powder can stopper

eastcoastmetaldetecting · Oct 29, 2010

very cool looking, nice finds congrats, Mike Eastcoast

spitfire55 · Oct 29, 2010

CRUSADER · Oct 29, 2010

Whats on the reverse of the 'roundel'? Not really sure what any of them are, except when BB said the left is a cooking pot handle I suddenly realised. The 2 rivets would have held it to the top of the pot & the loop has visible wear from hanging over the fire, so makes a lot of sense. :icon_thumright:

HISPAN · Oct 29, 2010

interesting buckle.... congrats ! :thumbsup:

wwwtimmcp · Oct 29, 2010

the piece on the left is iron with 2 rivets not brass. it has been cleaned but the piece on the right has not. I seriously doubt it is a pot handle as the riveted part is not at 90 degrees or close to it. I know they made pots with a bail but the rivets are still tight in the piece. if the pot had rusted away the rivets would be loose. I have another piece like the left and right pieces but not the center. I will try to get a close up later but right now I'm kind of busy. thanks for all of the comments.

p.s. the other piece is not holed like the left one in the photo.

CRUSADER · Oct 29, 2010

wwwtimmcp said:
the piece on the left is iron with 2 rivets not brass. it has been cleaned but the piece on the right has not. I seriously doubt it is a pot handle as the riveted part is not at 90 degrees or close to it. I know they made pots with a bail but the rivets are still tight in the piece. if the pot had rusted away the rivets would be loose. I have another piece like the left and right pieces but not the center. I will try to get a close up later but right now I'm kind of busy. thanks for all of the comments.

p.s. the other piece is not holed like the left one in the photo.

Never picked up on the 'brass' comment, as I could see it is iron/steel but I don't think this discounts the theory just yet :wink:

look forward to the piccs

allen · Oct 29, 2010

good job on those recoveries :thumbsup:

wwwtimmcp · Oct 29, 2010

here you go, I got a break in time so I ran off a few photo's. the rivets are flat next to each other and the roundel has a small football shaped piece ripped out in the center of the back where it was forcibly removed from whatever it was attached to.

happy hunting to all

CRUSADER · Oct 29, 2010

wwwtimmcp said:
here you go, I got a break in time so I ran off a few photo's. the rivets are flat next to each other and the roundel has a small football shaped piece ripped out in the center of the back where it was forcibly removed from whatever it was attached to.

happy hunting to all

I wonder if the larger iron pieces are horse related (used to pull stuff)
The rivetted one, I'm now more unsure of...
The roundel now looks to be a drawer pull handle, but a little hard to make out. You can tell it was never that close to iron, as it has no residue :thumbsup:

kuger · Oct 29, 2010

The "roundel",sure looks like a powder can stopper(Target brand to be exact)is it lead?
I have seen the iron pieces before,like on the end of a leather sharpening strap