OxShoeDrew
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A friend and I were on a wooded path by 7am this morning. After a ½ hour hike we came upon an old road heading perpendicular to our path….should we keep going on our path headed for the cellar hole or should we try this old road? We both had commitments later in the day so we decided to do the road a while and come back for the hole another day. It looked ancient, so we started detecting it. Within 5 min I got a pewter button, so I knew we had possibilities. Within 5 more min I got this shoe buckle. We couldn't stay long….but we’ll be back. I’ll post more pics after I clean it. Thanks for looking everybody!
should be a great post :drool: :drool:
) Right around the 1790's or so. Great hit!! Your are officially hooked on relic hunting lol
erfect10: its very uncommon to find them all complete (just ask Heavymetalnut lol) as George said its a later one probably 1770's to 1790 as you can tell by the size and the curve arch it has .yours is all brass or brass-alloy in composition , does the chape and tongue move freely :huh: if so then the cross pin is brass as well , if not then the pin is iron .i usually clean those types (brass ones) by washing it in warm soapy water with a fine brass brush to remove the loose verdigris then dry off when your pleased . if it doesn't have a nice even patina i'll brush the face ( detailed motif side) of the frame one way until theres a nice contrast to it . then i'll put a little renisance wax on it to keep it looking nice.its a very sweet find Drew congrats again.
