"Brass" object

[brandonsmith]

Found this at a local park/walking trail in Missouri. I was hoping I could easily identify it using the markings on the reverse but haven't had any luck. My best guess is that it's some kind of a horse buckle but I haven't found any that are marked or that have the same little knob on the reverse. Any info is much appreciated.

 

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[ToddsPoint]

Pic? Gary

 

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Pic? Gary

Pic of gary ? ? ?

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[TheCannonballGuy]

Brandonsmith wrote:
> My best guess is that it's some kind of a horse buckle but I haven't found any that are marked or that have the same little knob on the reverse. Any info is much appreciated.

Your relic-identification request did not include a photo of your buckle find... and that's "Maddeningly unhelpful" (as Captain Jack Sparrow said).

However, a "horse buckle with a little knob on the reverse" sounds like a Conway buckle. (Invented & patented by a Mr. Conway, in the very-late-1800s, if I recall correctly.) Does the photo below more-or-les match up with your find?

https://www.buckleguy.com/b7009-1-a...MIgq-Pqu2O7wIVROG1Ch201QmeEAQYBCABEgJwtfD_BwE

 

[brandonsmith]

So sorry guys. I totally spaced on attaching the pics, oops!

 

[CRUSADER]

At first I thought it was a furniture fitting.
However, I'm not aware of the serial number parts like that:
K1362 (the way its stamped, I think rules out a part number?)
So, the clue must be the serial number, like parts on a car engine, maybe it was important that these matched with other parts?

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Whatever its original use was, it's decorative, probably nickel-plated and was meant to be seen.

"Nickel plating provides a unique combination of corrosion and wear resistance. It can add brightness, lustre and appeal. It also provides excellent adhesion properties for subsequent coating layers, which is why nickel is often used as an 'undercoat' for other coatings, such as chromium. This attractive, functional coating may once again be favored by designers and consumers. Industrial nickel plating in the U.S. dates from 1865, when Isaac Adams first plated gas tips for a Boston retailer."

Can you take a pic of it next to a coin for scale?
Dave

 

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