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    colonial buckle!

    hi willy here! i havent posted any finds in a long time cause my scanner was down but i got it working. heres a buckle i found a couple of months ago when i was doing a woods hunt. i beleive its a common 1750s shoe buckle but in very nice shape. im happy with it. willy
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    That's a sweet buckle willy. Congrats on the find.
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    great looking shoe buckle Willy very sweet when you can get them complete with a designed frame.
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    That looks like it is in great shape! Nice job!
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    Very cool buckle you got there Willy

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    Excellent find, common or not that is one that I would display proudly.
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    Awesome find!
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    Nice buckle, hard to find them complete.

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    Very nice buckle! I'll have to move east to ever pry one of those out of the dirt.
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    Excellent find and great to see it's all in one piece. Definitely something to be proud of.

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    Great looking buckle!
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    Excellent buckle. Congrats
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    It looks like it is in great shape. Congrats!!!! Safe & HH

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    beautiful buckle congrats
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    Nice buckle. Looks like it has a brass pin, so it should still swivel. Harder to find those flatter ones in good shape that it is to find the more arched ones.
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    ya george i figured it had brass pins because it works perfect. and it is curved. willy

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