Not so much a "what" as a "WHEN is it?"

[parsonwalker]

I thought this small brass buckle was modern. My buddy thinks CW. Anybody got an educated opinion? Here's the provenance - found on Confederate side of a small Virginia battlefield. Very little hand-to-hand here . . . but a ton of artillery was poured into this place. Frags everywhere. Schinkle, Hodgkis, round balls (24# and 12#) (sp on the artillery).

The buckle is brass with the right patina for 150 years, but the leather (While very old and brittle) looks too good to be that old. I've found leather still clinging to rivets, but again . . .

Found at about 3", just below the debris layer in a mixture of sand and clay. Anybody recognize this shape as something identifiable to the period? Just need to know if it goes in the junk heap or the display case!

 

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[DCMatt]

This is listed on Amazon as a Civil War Replica "Double D" buckle.



So... Could be CW. But I agree that the leather is pretty good for 150 years in the ground.

DCMatt

 

[BosnMate]

Found on on this site: Tailor photos It's a civil war reenactors supply outfit. Also on ebay there are a few, and they show them on the cartridge box, where the shoulder strap would connect.

 

[parsonwalker]

Thanks DC and Bosn. Unless somebody can come up with a good reason why it's a lot newer, because of you, it's goin' in the display case. Thanks a lot. I had never found a "Double D" . . . well, not a buckle anyway . . .

 

[DCMatt]

I had never found a "Double D" . . . well, not a buckle anyway . . .

Ha! Too funny. You should have seen the results when I typoed the Google image search as "Double D bras buckle". All I can say is... "Not too many of THOSE to the pound!"

DCMatt