99.9% of the time, buckles with offset bars are identified as harness buckles .......

[creskol]

However, here is something to complicate things ..

While I didn't find this buckle, nor do I need it to be ID'd, I thought that this was a good place to post it since buckles of this nature are often posted here for ID from time to time.

 

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[ANTIQUARIAN]

I find at least a half dozen of these every year.
I'm pretty sure all the examples that I've found were harness related though.

Good for reference,
Dave

 

[ARC]

Of course you gotta think... this could have been a "fix" / "repair" using a harness buckle.

 

[creskol]

Of course you gotta think... this could have been a "fix" / "repair" using a harness buckle.

Possible, I guess

 

[ARC]

Possible, I guess

All things are possible

 

[ARC]

Also... a buckle is a buckle is a buckle. :/

Meaning... if a buckle works to secure a leather strap on one thing and also other things... it would be sold by maker to anyone who needs buckles for their products.

Correct ?

I know if I made a good buckle that worked for all types of leather goods I would sell them to anyone making leather goods.

What about "satchel bags".... bet we may find one.

 

[creskol]

All things are possible

Possibly ..

 

[ARC]

Here is a closeuu of a Calvary bag... not the same for Civil War Era.

 

[firemanphob]

That is a roller buckle which I would think was used where something needed to be tightened down as opposed to just an adjustment. When it gets down to the nitty gritty, I guess it's really about impossible to know beyond a reason of a doubt.

 

[CRUSADER]

These are for 'thick' leather straps, like you say mostly on horses, just not exclusively.