Buckles?

[Aussie]

I everyone, I'm fairly new to this country and don't recognize mice from the civil war era, would appreciate any info on these, they were found about six to eight inches deep under a tree.

 

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[timekiller]

They look to be WWI Bridle Rosettes (U.S. Calvary)..............
WWI Eagle Bridle Rosettes - U.S. Militaria Forum

http://www.addoway.com/viewad/WWI-Bridle-Rosettes-US-Calvary-772140
Take Care,
Pete,

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Aussie, welcome to the country, and to the TreasureNet What-Is-It forum.

As a friendly welcoming gesture, I thought you might like to see what your "Great Seal of the United States" US Army 1902-to-1930s horse bridle rosettes looked like on the bridle ...so here are three photos for you. Two show a Great Seal rosette on the bridle, and the third shows a similar rosette on the bridle as it looks when it is on a horse.

 

[Terry Soloman]

Very Cool Finds - and a Way Cool ID!!! Congrats to All!

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Aussie, you did not ask about the button... but just in case you don't already know what it is:
It is a US Army button, dating from 1902 onward. That was the year when the army first adopted the Great Seal for use on its uniform buttons. However, your button has a raised rim/border around its edge, so it is from 1910 or later. I say "or later" because the very same emblem is still being used on US Army buttons today. But assuming you found it at the same place your found the bridle-rosettes, your button is most probably from the 1910-to-1930s time period (or perhaps as late as the World War Two era). If you can read the backmark (maker's-mark) on your button, tell us what it is, because we might be able to give you a more-exact time date, based on when that specific button-supplying company was in business.

If your button has gold plating on its front, it was worn by an Officer. It is wasn't gold plated, it was for Enlisted-men's ranks (private, corporal, sargeant).