Possible buckle?

[Metalmoma]

Hello! I was so excited to find this forum. My son found this item near several others he found a few days ago. I have tried to figure out what it is but have come up empty. I am posting a pic of the other items found nearby just for extra context. We are in coastal South Carolina. Thanks in advance!

 

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[nkellam22]

Could be wrong but it reminds me of an Australian cricket buckle

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Welcome to Tnet from Toronto Metalmoma!
If you could also post a pic of the back of this piece that would help.

It looks like a late-19thc sash buckle that has had the back attachment torn out of it.
But what I find interesting is the stamped design on the front, it almost looks like crossed baseball bats.
Dave

 

[Metalmoma]

Thanks! The 2nd and 3rd pic are actually of the back. I think it's confusing because I flipped the top pic so it looks like they are all the same. Lol Here's a zoomed pic of the back too.

 

[invent4hir]

Welcome to Tnet from Toronto Metalmoma!
If you could also post a pic of the back of this piece that would help.

It looks like a late-19thc sash buckle that has had the back attachment torn out of it.
But what I find interesting is the stamped design on the front, it almost looks like crossed baseball bats.
Dave

The baseball bats could be musical instruments as both ends appear to flare out a bit. The pair of circular things at 9 o'clock in the first picture could be cymbals. The 3 squares at 3 o'clock could be sheet music. The cone-shaped thing at 1 o'clock could be a horn.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

The baseball bats could be musical instruments as both ends appear to flare out a bit. The pair of circular things at 9 o'clock in the first picture could be cymbals. The 3 squares at 3 o'clock could be sheet music. The cone-shaped thing at 1 o'clock could be a horn.

That makes sense, a Marching Band sash buckle.

Thanks! The 2nd and 3rd pic are actually of the back. I think it's confusing because I flipped the top pic so it looks like they are all the same. Lol Here's a zoomed pic of the back too.

Thanks very much for clarifying this Metalmoma, if I'd taken the time to 'brightened' your pics up a bit, I would've noticed this.
It sounds like invent4hir might be onto something with the suggestion that this might be from a Marching Band.
Dave

 

[Joe-Dirt]

Very cool, I’m sure someone will get a positive ID for you. Welcome from central Massachusetts!!

 

[Red-Coat]

The baseball bats could be musical instruments as both ends appear to flare out a bit. The pair of circular things at 9 o'clock in the first picture could be cymbals. The 3 squares at 3 o'clock could be sheet music. The cone-shaped thing at 1 o'clock could be a horn.

I think you're on the right track, but the 'baseball bat' items look like drumsticks to me and the circular item forming the ring might even be a drum. Marching band would make even more sense in that case.