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    A Rare Vermont Winter Hunt

    Today it was 50 degrees here in Vermont and I just had to get the f75 out and have some fun...heres what I found..including my first ever buckle with it's clasp intact.Theres a buckle and a u shaped item I'm not quite sure of what they are. thanks
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    Re: A Rare Vermont Winter Hunt

    the buckle is a colonial knee or breeches buckle and the iron item is an iron heel plate . they would put these on the bottoms of their boot heels so it wouldn't wear so fast. very nice finds.

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    Re: A Rare Vermont Winter Hunt

    Quote Originally Posted by castletonking link=topic=12309.msg131948#msg131948 date=1358198644
    Today it was 50 degrees here in Vermont and I just had to get the f75 out and have some fun...heres what I found..including my first ever buckle with it's clasp intact.Theres a buckle and a u shaped item I'm not quite sure of what they are. thanks
    if you look at the knee buckle,on the right of it,there is still cloth or string attached..lasted all that time..amazing

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    Re: A Rare Vermont Winter Hunt

    What a sharp looking buckle. Detecting in VT in January, now thats something you will remember. on some nice finds
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    Re: A Rare Vermont Winter Hunt

    Some oldies there....the snow is melting a day after it falls
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    Re: A Rare Vermont Winter Hunt

    That one buckle with the sharp point is arround 1800 till 1850.
    Nice find.

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    Re: A Rare Vermont Winter Hunt

    Quote Originally Posted by Willems link=topic=12309.msg133156#msg133156 date=1359729599
    That one buckle with the sharp point is arround 1800 till 1850.
    Nice find.
    thanks

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