need help with buckles CW era? - SOLVED

[jsu]

somebody told me these were civil war era buckle's.i`ve also seen some on here that people said were CW era.were they civilian attire or military? what were they used for? any help would be greatly appreciated. THANK YOU AND HAPPY HUNTING!!

 

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[digger_girl]

Re: need help with buckles CW era?

Hey! JARMAN dug one of these at my site this past weekend. For sure they are CW, but I can't tell you much about them. I'll leave that to all the smart people on this site. I posted the pics under Today's Finds - Weekend dig with JARMAN.

Great finds!!!!
DG

 

[Montana Jim]

Re: need help with buckles CW era?

Those are civilian buckles often mistaken for CW Soldier bedroll buckles. I think they were once misidentified in a CW relics book and have been misidentified because of thet ever since.

You will get the answer you want here I'm sure...

I found this older post from Buckleboy in another topic:

Yes, SOME of these buckles ARE from the correct time period--mid 1800's. The whole debate arose from a CW reference that misidentified it over 20 years ago...by the time the error was acknowledged in the next volume, detectorists had already gotten the notion that this was a Civil War find firmly in their brains... Since these buckles--which are actually a civilian horse harness-buckle shield--were used until recent times (with little or no change in their basic design), it is difficult to attribute them to a specific time period--CW era or otherwise. These are frequently offered online for prices as high as 80 bucks, but they are sold by unscrupulous dealers for exaggerated prices to unsuspecting buyers. A NON-DUG, older example in nice shape might bring 10-15 bucks tops.

Regards,


Buckleboy

 

[PBK]

Re: need help with buckles CW era?

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,64898.msg473037.html#msg473037

 

[digger_girl]

Re: need help with buckles CW era?

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,64898.msg473037.html#msg473037

PBK- So, If I read that right, these heart buckles are CW era, but NOT used by soldiers? OK. I'll make a note in my Warman's book.

Still a pretty piece.

 

[PBK]

Re: need help with buckles CW era?

PBK- So, If I read that right, these heart buckles are CW era, but NOT used by soldiers? OK. I'll make a note in my Warman's book.
Still a pretty piece.

Some of them may be of the period or even have seen Civil War service, as many civilian items did; however, they were also made and used in the postwar period, right on into the 20th century. For example, see items #4, #5, and #6 at:

http://antiquehorse.com/bucklepage.html

Regardless of the vintage, it's a nice find!

 

[jsu]

Re: need help with buckles CW era?

thank you for clearing this up for me.i was kind of skeptical about the civil war era vintage.the 20`s or 30`s sounds a little better with other finds from those area`s. thanks for everyone`s help.jeff