Cast copper-alloy double loop trapezoidal buckle with lobed protrusions!

[Donnie B]

:lol: Got out Thursday with Danny for some colonial detecting. The find of the day for me was a very early buckle. This design is dated to c1620 - 1680 in Whitehead. It is a cast copper-alloy double loop trapezoidal buckle with lobed protrusions on either end of the strap bar. That's a mouthful! :rofl: Thanks to Danny for helping me date this buckle. I also dug my very first machine etched tombac and a very nice fancy button.

 

[Digger_O'Dell]

That is quite the mouthful! Very nice finds, congrats!

 

[Full Metal Digger]

JUST BEAUTIFUL!!!! Congrats Donnie on a spectacular buckle and superb buttons! HH, Dave.

 

[fyrffytr1]

Very nice.

 

[OxShoeDrew]

That's a serious addition to any buckle collection! :drool:

 

[Lodge Scent]

Super find !

 

[aloldstuff]

What a great looking buckle and button. I am not even going to try to say what it is.....:thumbsup02:

 

[BTV Digger]

Great find Donnie! Are you gonna attempt to electrolysize the iron tongue. I know that can be difficult, but possible.

John

 

[Donnie B]

Great find Donnie! Are you gonna attempt to electrolysize the iron tongue. I know that can be difficult, but possible.

John

The tongue is so fragile that I'm not even going to attempt to treat it with electrolysis. It actually snapped under light pressure. I gave the tongue a very light brushing with Rustoleum Rust Reformer which I hope will slow it down from turning into dust. I debated about whether to try to save it or just remove it altogether. In the end, I decided to try to save it for the time being.