bridle

Post Civ bridle buckle. I found this today in southwest Missouri. While researching I find a lot that are otherwise identical except this just has a circle in the middle instead of a heart.

I recently picked these up from a guy and neither of us knew much about them other than they are from horse bridles from the US Calvary. I was wondering if anyone knows how old these are and if they are rare. The little ones are 1 1/4" in diameter and are crimped to leather and the larger ones...

Hello there all.... I recently picked these up from a guy and neither of us knew much about them other than they are from horse bridles from the US Calvary. I was wondering if anyone knew what the whole set of four would be worth about- The little ones are 1 1/4" in diameter and are crimped...

Moved to a new site for today, 1870's tree farm house. Was pleased to find some period items along with other targets. Forbes Silver plated spoon, 1902 Indian, Several wheats (three 1920's pocket spill), ax head, pocket knife, 1800's Victorian Horse Bridle Rosette (I think there is a picture...

I found this on an old farmstead south of Franklin TN in an area that I have been told was occupied during the Civil War. It appears to be brass and has a laurel wreath on the parameter of the piece. The piece is also not symetrical which makes me wonder if the differences in sides may lend a...

Hello all, I went for a quick after work jaunt through our woods in Leesburg, VA and found this about 4-6" deep. It appears to be iron and has a sizeable weight to it...one side of the middle piece is flat, almost as if it sat up against something. I'm thinking it might be some kind of buckle...

This item first struck me as very odd when I dug it as I'm not used to digging anything metal with glass attached to it. I thought it was some sort of fancy plug or stopper and dropped it in my finds pouch. Upon cleaning it up at home, I see that the brass or copper had a nice patina indicating...