Unknown object

[CivilWarSaver]

Hello, I'm a 12 year old boy from Tn. My favorite hobby is metal detecting and saving history. I've been Metal Detecting for quite some time now and I Metal detect on my grandparents property that in the heart of the battle of Nashville. I was Metal Detecting in the woods today and found a bunch of mid 1800s era bottles and this unknown item. It says the name of "Spencer" any of you know what it is?

 

[CivilWarSaver]

I'm thinking it may be part of an adjustable spencer carbine strap

 

[Tpmetal]

Suspenders buckle I think

Edit. Didn't see the Spencer part not sure now haha

 

[DigToChina]

Nice save there buddy! Keep it up.

 

[villagenut]

Welcome to tnet young man, and we would all like to see your other finds as well. I love diggin old bottles, so I look forward to seeing more of your posts as you live in a pretty rich historical place.

 

[diverrick]

I also agree Suspender buckle

 

[Tpmetal]

Still thinking suspender buckle from size but I have no refrece besides fabric

 

[scruggs]

It is a nice find! Not sure what type. Good luck to you!

 

[Ogre1190]

Nice work, Young Man. 😁 Definitely a suspender buckle. I have a few Spencers.

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[CivilWarSaver]

It's about 2 1/2 inches in size

 

[CivilWarSaver]

Ogre do you know how old they would be?

 

[CivilWarSaver]

Villagenut thank you!

 

[against the wind]

Welcome to the forum from Port Allegheny, Pennsylvania

 

[CivilWarSaver]

Also Right next to that 'spencer' suspender buckle, I started to heard a bunch of good metal signals. These are some of the bottles I found yesterday.

 

[4x4x4]

And Welcome from Southern California !

 

[trapperart]

Welcome to the forum and congrats on your find. Good luck young man!

 

[sutphin]

ITS ONLY THE START OF A WONDERFUL HOBBY. NICE FIND

 

[Hal2k]

First off welome to TNET you have started a hobby that will be with you for a life time.

What you have found is the adjustment buckel clip off the shoulder strap for a 1860 Spencer Carbine, nice find. That is a keeper for display.


here is photo of a Spencer with the shoulder strap

 

[Worm-Slicer]

Like most said on here, it's a suspender buckle...100%. Much too flimsy, frail and decorative to be off a shoulder strap. The leather of a shoulder strap wouldn't even fit in the upper hole, but it's perfect a fit for the suspender strap.

 

[CivilWarSaver]

Thank you!