Is this a belt buckle?

[Iamwildman]

I found this at a playground in the sand. It was about 8" down and I assumed it was just junk until I cleaned it up a bit. It might still just be a hunk of junk but it looks like an old belt buckle (latch). I think its fairly old because its condition and loop is not symmetrical, like it was hand made.
What do you think, is it junk or historic?

 

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[Duffala]

Maybe the metal part that connects the rubber seat of a swing to the chain?

 

[Iamwildman]

It's not from the swing. Do you believe it's not old?

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Looks like a boot buckle to me. When I was a kid, we had winter boots with metal buckles that snapped into place to tighten the boot. They were a pain to tighten up and a pain to take off in school!

That's my guess based on the picture. It would help if you told us how large the buckle is (or placed a penny next to it to help determine the size of the buckle).

 

[Iamwildman]

True enough.
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[surf]

Here you go: