No Clue, Help Please

[MKW]

I found this little brass buckle-looking thing yesterday at an old home site. Obviously, it is broken and there was more to it, but what is there has me baffled. It is very intricately made and seems to be over-engineered for a normal buckle.
Any help??

 

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[A2coins]

Looks lik the stop teeth to a strap and buckle deal

 

[Tpmetal]

i agree with a2. looks like part of a broken strap buckle of skme sort