Yesterday I went back to the site where last month I found two of my three British Martingales and 3 - Isaac & Campbell buckles. I detected for 3 hours in the field behind the house and almost immediately found another buckle! I photographed the first two I found, but after the third buckle showed up, I figured you’d get the idea!
The total Isaac & Campbell buckles found today was 8.5 and a partial horse rosette. I have applied beeswax to the bottom row of buckles, but I’ve left the top row as is. The iron that was coming up was also old and interesting. I did some online research and learned that soldiers were given land grants by the King of England following the War of 1812 and settled this town in 1820. This site really puzzles me… how did so many of these buckles end up in a 50’ x 200’ area?
My total Isaac & Campbell buckle count so far is 11.5, so I feel there has to be more here! 
I’ve included a couple of pics of how this buckle was used on a CSA knapsack.
Thanks for looking,
Dave
The Isaac and Campbell Knapsack
The original knapsacks were manufactured by the Isaac and Campbell Company in London and brought into the U. S. by the Confederacy.
The knapsacks were hand sewn with cloth herringbone twill tape ties that were used to close the fold pocket on the knapsack. The russet
leather harness was made of top grade leather with 1 1/4 inch roller buckles. Bridle leather corner guards protected the corners of the cloth bag.
The leather harness was colored with a black dye giving it the rich russet color.
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