2-pronged buckle

[funkman]

Can any of you fellow treasure hunters help me out with what the words are on the back of this 2-pronged buckle? I can see on the top bar an 'NE' but due to the blob of rst or melted metal, I can't figure out what came before these two letters. Also take a look at the middle bar since there is something stamped there. What I think I see is an "L" "I" "D" and possibly an "E". I was thinking that maybe it was an abbreviated version of "Patent applied for" but not sure. Anyone come across this type of buckle before and can help me ID what it was used for and possibly the era? I highly doubt it is colonial, but not sure if they still made buckles of this type in the late 1800's which is the time frame for this site.

Any help would be appreciated on determining what it says and what this buckle was used for and date.

Thanks

Funkman

 

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[Montana Jim]

I think it says SLIDE... NO, maybe SOLIDE?


Oh hell... I don't know...

 

[funkman]

thanks for the try Montana Jim. Does seem to be "O L I D E". Wish I had the first letter or letters though.

 

[duggap]

I believe it to be a suspender clip. I have found them just like yours only plain all around, with the date of 1861 on it. I found another with "Paris" on it. A nice find.

 

[funkman]

thanks for the input duggap. SOunds reasonable since other suspender parts were found there. Just never associated this type of buckle/clip to suspenders.

 

[DCMatt]

I think it says SLIDE... NO, maybe SOLIDE?


Oh hell... I don't know...

Good call - SOLIDE means 'reliable' in German

DCMatt

 

[Breezie]

It says: SOLIDE which is French for SOLID; meaning solid brass. These buckles were imported from France during the Civil War and were used in the back of uniform pants to take up the slack in the pants. Howard Crouch pictures one in his book, Civil War Artifacts and describes it as a 'suspender' buckle. I just posted one a few days ago almost identical to it. Here is the post:
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,297892.0.html

Breezie

 

[Woodland Detectors]

It says: SOLIDE which is French for SOLID; meaning solid brass. These buckles were imported from France during the Civil War and were used in the back of uniform pants to take up the slack in the pants. Howard Crouch pictures one in his book, Civil War Artifacts and describes it as a 'suspender' buckle. I just posted one a few days ago almost identical to it. Here is the post:
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,297892.0.html

Breezie

Good ID Breezie

 

[Breezie]

Thank you neighbor! Is it safe to come back in the water now? LOL Breezie

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

BUMP

SOLIDE EARLY A.E.F./C.E.F. SPECIAL FORCES DIVISION, BEGINNING OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS DIVISIONS...

EVERYONE WITH AN OLD SOLIDE HAS AN ORIGINAL METAL CREATION FOR THE BEGINNING OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS

CHECK YOUR BUCKLES/BUTTONS/ETC. FOR EARLY GOVT. MARKINGS LATE 1900, THEY WILL PROVIDE A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO LATER MATERIALS, BUT SOME BUCKLES PEOPLE HAVE
ARE ORIGINAL DESIGNER BUCKLES MADE FOR FRENCH TROOPS (AKA GUCCI, PRADA, FENDI ORIGINALS), ANYTHING MARKED PARIS LATE 1900, WEIRD DATES, NOT MATCHING UP TO
ANYTHING YOU CAN FIND, LOOK OF AVIATION RELATED, ETC.

THE VALUE OF SOME PIECES I THINK ARE VERY HIGH, JACQUARD ORIGINALS, PARIS FRANCE
ORIGINALS, ETC.

Geez somebody needs to throw a net over you.

May I suggest to sleep it off and call the doc in the morning.