1879 PAT buckle

[Bigshooter 67]

I found this today at a old log cabin site. It says PAT Dec 16, 1879, after a quick search I found it is a buckle shield off a horse harness. This is my very first homestead search with my MTX, so I am pretty jacked by putting a date on the cabin, as was the landowner. Montana didn't become a state until 1889, so it is a cool find. Can't post photo with my ipad for some reason, just imagine a brass buckle

 

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[digger34]

Cool find, wish we could see a photo.

 

[Bigshooter 67]

Posted pic!

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find Bigshooter 67.

 

[undergrounddrew]

I found exactly the same one a couple months ago on a farm site in Ohio. Very cool!