✅ SOLVED Is this a sword belt clasp?

[john845]

. I just received a copy of The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Revolution. I was looking through it and saw an English brass sword belt clasp on page 53. I immediately recognized it and went for a box of my finds. I pulled this out and its very similar. It seems small to hold a sword. Can anyone confirm if it is a half to a sword belt clasp. I found this last year at one of my sites in newburgh NY.

 

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[smokeythecat]

Yes, it is. These were made before the Revolution well into modern times. Yours looks like one of the older ones. Nice.

 

[lairmo]

Very cool!!

 

[smokeythecat]

Awesomely cool!

 

[HIGHSTRUNG]

Very nice! Congrats!

 

[john845]

Glad I got that book that was just sitting in a box! Thanks for the conformation smokey.

 

[smokeythecat]

It probably belonged to a British soldier, possibly an officer during the Revolution. Where you found it would be a perfect place for it to lay in wait for you.

 

[john845]

Now if I could only remember where I found it.

 

[smokeythecat]

Yeah, go back there and dig every target if you can remember.

 

[basssmann]

john845, nice find buddy, and thanks for taking me to your old site again..... there's got to be a capped bust, 2 cent or trime there..... basssmann not ready to give up yet... lol

 

[ARC]

Yes... real.

 

[A2coins]

Great ID Smokey thats is really cool I would be all over that area. Well done on that relic

 

[john845]

Thank you everyone