Civil War Snake Buckle?

[Diggin Canada]

I was hunting at an old farm from the early 1800s and pulled this snake buckle out of the side of an eroding hill about two inches down. I know that snake buckles were made after the civil war, but based on the age of this site it is possible that it is form the civil war. Any help on authentication would be much appreciated.

 

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[sutphin]

HOPE SO NICE FIND

 

[villagenut]

A lot of them snake buckles look more like ducks.....

 

[fyrffytr1]

Scroll down through this link. The buckle bears a strong resemblance to yours.
John Baker 36th Peel Regiment

 

[Diggin Canada]

Scroll down through this link. The buckle bears a strong resemblance to yours.
John Baker 36th Peel Regiment

You are right! I will have to do a bit of research to see if any descendants were involved with the Boer war. Thanks for the help!

 

[vpnavy]

..: NICE FIND Diggin :..
Thanks for sharing!​

 

[CRUSADER]

Hard to date, but lots of these are early 1900s, some much, much older.

 

[RVRoamer74]

That's one cool piece....Congrats !!

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[pepperj]

Here is a link that explains the basic timelines of the Snake Buckles.

snakebuckles

Congrats on the real nice buckle, haven't seen many posted up lately on the forum.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on a nice find

 

[jewelerguy]

A lot of them snake buckles look more like ducks.....

I agree. This one looks to represent something with a beak like an eagle or perhaps a mythical sea serpent

 

[IAMZIM]

Cool! find, it looks almost exactly like the one I found. C.S. Snake buckle & nice IH

 

[Centsless Detecting]

You got a snake buckle!
Awesome!

 

[scruggs]

Fantastic snake buckle!

 

[smokeythecat]

The key is how the ring is attached. Tr to find a reference, I used to have one but, can't seem to find anything anymore.

 

[against the wind]

Congratulations on your rare find.

 

[Denny45]

Your find is 16thC.
Here's a pic of mine.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Fantastic old relic, congratulations!

 

[Relicific]

Would love to find a snake buckle like yours.
Congrats