Who knows about BUCKLES???????????????

[worldtalker]

This buckle intrigues me,it seems rather well made,what era,and,what type metal is it? God Bless HH Chris

 

[FooserPaul]

Picture... picture... where is the picture.... *shrug*

 

[worldtalker]

Sorry F P !!

 

[Silver Searcher]

Georgian Shoe Buckle....1720-1790

SS

 

[Broken knee]

It's Silver, Nice find. HH
Broken Knee

 

[worldtalker]

It's Silver, Nice find. HH
Broken Knee

Fraid not.

 

[Broken knee]

It's Silver, Nice find. HH
Broken Knee

Fraid not.

Do you think it's brass? The reason I say silver that black patina can be quite thick. Have you scratched it? Cumming out of the ground you cant hurt it.
BK

 

[Silver Searcher]

The Buckle is Bronze..(copper alloy)

SS

 

[worldtalker]

The Buckle is Bronze..(copper alloy)

SS

SS, I suspected this,and the age,this means one of the earlier sites, and I will hit it hard,nice to be retired! Thanks mate! God Bless HH Chris

 

[Silver Searcher]

The Buckle is Bronze..(copper alloy)

SS

SS, I suspected this,and the age,this means one of the earlier sites, and I will hit it hard,nice to be retired! Thanks mate! God Bless HH Chris

There should be more good finds there to be had

 

[Broken knee]

The Buckle is Bronze..(copper alloy)

SS

SS, I suspected this,and the age,this means one of the earlier sites, and I will hit it hard,nice to be retired! Thanks mate! God Bless HH Chris

Worldtalker, "you suspected this" the only way to tell is scratch or scrape it. I have silver buckles that look just like yours. I didn't think they were either till scraping off the patina. You did ask what type of metal it is? HH
Broken Knee

 

[worldtalker]

The Buckle is Bronze..(copper alloy)

SS

SS, I suspected this,and the age,this means one of the earlier sites, and I will hit it hard,nice to be retired! Thanks mate! God Bless HH Chris

Worldtalker, "you suspected this" the only way to tell is scratch or scrape it. I have silver buckles that look just like yours. I didn't think they were either till scraping off the patina. You did ask what type of metal it is? HH
Broken Knee

B.K. This is cleaned condition,it is defiantly bronze.

 

[hammered]

Funnily enough, I just bought a book about buckles. Silver Searcher is right on the money with his ID , Two-Piece Sub-Rectangular Buckle 1720 to 1790's, and although this one looks like copper alloy, they also came in steel and "base white metal". The book doesn't explain "base white metal" though . Here is a link to one on UKDFD
http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=9716&cat=177



hammered

 

[worldtalker]

Funnily enough, I just bought a book about buckles. Silver Searcher is right on the money with his ID , Two-Piece Sub-Rectangular Buckle 1720 to 1790's, and although this one looks like copper alloy, they also came in steel and "base white metal". The book doesn't explain "base white metal" though . Here is a link to one on UKDFD
http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=9716&cat=177



hammered

Thanks Ian,I was Thrilled with this one!!!!!! God Bless HH Chris