Old buckle

[poorpaul]

Driving from Chicago to Portland I stopped in a little town about 50 miles west of linoln in Nebraska. I found this buckle along the platte River about 4 inches deep. Anyone know about buckles? It looks pretty old but there is no info on it that I can find anywhere on the net, Thanks...

 

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[CRUSADER]

Not sure of the scale. But looks like it had two more pins which broken. Therefore its probably a horse girth strap buckle. Not more than 100 years old.

 

[poorpaul]

It is roughly 3.5 inches long by 2 wide. Its solid copper. I know they used some belts with three tabs for guns and ammo to support the weight.

 

[CRUSADER]

It is roughly 3.5 inches long by 2 wide. Its solid copper. I know they used some belts with three tabs for guns and ammo to support the weight.

Might be one of those then? (never seen one)