Civil war hunt. Question about a couple items

[BladeRunner2019]

Hi all!

I got out today to an area where there was a skirmish. The Union soldiers were there to blow up a bridge, which they did. I found my first complete CW button. A Union Eagle I cuff button. It's small, but in pretty good shape.

I also found some sort of iron buckle. I'm hoping it's CW related. Any information about it would be appreciated.

Among my other finds are what I believe are CW friction primers. I had found more of these the last time I was there, but I think I threw them away. I thought I had found a piece of the old RR track, but after looking at some pics online, I think this is too small. It may just be some random iron.

Thanks for looking. Any help with the buckle would be appreciated.
GL & HH

 

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[Dfxcobb]

awesome finds!

 

[Davers]

Very nice 'I' cuff.

IMO your buckle is an "Equipment " buckle & could be used on many things , I have seen the 'Roller' type in & on some Civil War pieces , so YNK?.

I also think the RR Track used back then was a smaller gauge or type , I think that I have a piece of track but it looks like 'Bannister handle' for lack of a better description.

I love the friction Primers (never dug one ) ; I think you learned your lesson about throwing unknown things away.
Good Day & Luck.

 

[BladeRunner2019]

Very nice 'I' cuff.

IMO your buckle is an "Equipment " buckle & could be used on many things , I have seen the 'Roller' type in & on some Civil War pieces , so YNK?.

I also think the RR Track used back then was a smaller gauge or type , I think that I have a piece of track but it looks like 'Bannister handle' for lack of a better description.

I love the friction Primers (never dug one ) ; I think you learned your lesson about throwing unknown things away.
Good Day & Luck.

Thanks! After looking at pictures of RR track onliine, I realized this piece wasn't track.

Yea, I kept those primers for a while on my work bench, but never got around to researching them. Live and learn!

 

[smokeythecat]

Like Davers, said it's a "roller" style equipment buckle. Many were used on backpacks, etc.

 

[BladeRunner2019]

Like Davers, said it's a "roller" style equipment buckle. Many were used on backpacks, etc.

Thank you sir.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Cool relics, congratulations!

 

[Possum]

Awesome finds congrats!!! "D"

 

[Gare]

A lot of roller types were used on Equine tack