What is this

[fano169]

Made of brass

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Your find is half of a brass 2-piece buckle for a leather or fabric belt or strap. The version you found dates from the late-1800s into the 20th-Century. Here's a photo of a similar (but not exactly the same) version on a Model-1917 US Army "garrison belt."

Perhaps somebody here can provide an exact identification for the version you found.

 

[fano169]

Thanks for pointing me in right direction

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Fano169, while doing research on another type of belt-buckle today, I came across a couple of VERY-nearly exact matches for what you dug. They are a 20th-Century horsegear Surcingle 2-piece buckle. Compare the photos below with yours.

 

[fano169]

Fano169, while doing research on another type of belt-buckle today, I came across a couple of VERY-nearly exact matches for what you dug. They are a 20th-Century horsegear Surcingle 2-piece buckle. Compare the photos below with yours.

Thanks for your help

 

[BosnMate]

Your find is half of a brass 2-piece buckle for a leather or fabric belt or strap. The version you found dates from the late-1800s into the 20th-Century. Here's a photo of a similar (but not exactly the same) version on a Model-1917 US Army "garrison belt."

Perhaps somebody here can provide an exact identification for the version you found.

I knew I'd seen one before but couldn't pin it down until looking at your post.