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Belt Buckle - 10/30/2011 5:52:30 PM    baltbottles   Posts: 2300 Joined: 11/25/2002 From: Baltimore Maryland Status: offline I'm trying to find out some information on this belt buckle. Does anyone here have any idea on its age and origin. Thanks Chris Attachment (1) _____________________________ Please visit my website Antique Bottles Of Baltimore at : www.baltimorebottles.com Looking to buy Pontiled Baltimore bottles of all types Email me at baltimorebottles@gmail.com Post #: 1

RE: Belt Buckle - 10/30/2011 5:52:59 PM    baltbottles   Posts: 2300 Joined: 11/25/2002 From: Baltimore Maryland Status: offline another picture Attachment (1) _____________________________ Please visit my website Antique Bottles Of Baltimore at : www.baltimorebottles.com Looking to buy Pontiled Baltimore bottles of all types Email me at baltimorebottles@gmail.com (in reply to baltbottles) Post #: 2

RE: Belt Buckle - 10/30/2011 5:53:28 PM    baltbottles   Posts: 2300 Joined: 11/25/2002 From: Baltimore Maryland Status: offline back Attachment (1) _____________________________ Please visit my website Antique Bottles Of Baltimore at : www.baltimorebottles.com Looking to buy Pontiled Baltimore bottles of all types Email me at baltimorebottles@gmail.com (in reply to baltbottles) Post #: 3

RE: Belt Buckle - 10/30/2011 6:11:25 PM    MIdigger   Posts: 763 Joined: 3/3/2010 Status: offline Looks to be Naval or maybe Merchant Marine?? (in reply to baltbottles) Post #: 4

RE: Belt Buckle - 10/30/2011 7:20:53 PM    AntiqueMeds   Posts: 2002 Joined: 3/6/2009 From: Frederick, MD. Status: offline That's an interesting wreath and tongue. It has the general look of a Civil War period buckle. Most of the war period buckles have a 2-part tongue, yours appears solid cast. I checked in 'PLATES AND BUCKLES OF THE AMERICAN MILITARY 1795-1874' by S C Kerksis. I dont see anything close. The navy wreath and tongues typically had the Eagle/Anchor motif you see on the navy buttons. whats the story on it? Baltimore was obviously a busy port with lots of naval activity. _____________________________ My web site - http://www.AntiqueMedicines.com/ Medicine BLOG : http://antiquemedicines.com/blog/ Email me : mknapp@antiquemedicines.com (in reply to MIdigger) Post #: 5

RE: Belt Buckle - 10/31/2011 12:05:03 AM    baltbottles   Posts: 2300 Joined: 11/25/2002 From: Baltimore Maryland Status: offline Matt, It belongs to a friend of mine and the story goes that it was found on a construction site in Baltimore in the 70s. I'm trying to find out exactly how old it is and weather its British or American or from some other country. If you know anyone that might have a good idea about it feel free to forward the pictures on to them. Chris _____________________________ Please visit my website Antique Bottles Of Baltimore at : www.baltimorebottles.com Looking to buy Pontiled Baltimore bottles of all types Email me at baltimorebottles@gmail.com (in reply to AntiqueMeds) Post #: 6

RE: Belt Buckle - 10/31/2011 5:03:03 AM    blade   Posts: 699 Joined: 12/17/2005 Status: offline This belt buckle looks similar, maybe it was worn by enlisted soldier. Worn by Lieutenant William Pinckney Mason, Commander of the CSS United States. CSS Beauford, and CSS Virginia II Attachment (1) (in reply to baltbottles) Post #: 7

RE: Belt Buckle - 10/31/2011 8:56:13 AM    AntiqueMeds   Posts: 2002 Joined: 3/6/2009 From: Frederick, MD. Status: offline people found similar ones... http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?topic=308887.0 My guess would be it is military (navy), likely foreign (prob. germany), made in the last half of the 19th century. It has the solid cast tongue and the backs are concave on wreath/tongue to save brass/weight. Features that seem to be post civil war manf. Just my personal opinion for whatever its worth. A later german navy buckle is similar < Message edited by AntiqueMeds -- 10/31/2011 8:58:47 AM > _____________________________ My web site - http://www.AntiqueMedicines.com/ Medicine BLOG : http://antiquemedicines.com/blog/ Email me : mknapp@antiquemedicines.com (in reply to blade) Post #: 8

RE: Belt Buckle - 10/31/2011 9:35:16 AM    cowseatmaize Posts: 6441 Joined: 12/2/2004 From: Eastern Northwest West Central area of Mass Status: offline No foundry marks Chris? FROM _____________________________ Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati Eric (in reply to AntiqueMeds) Post #: 9

RE: Belt Buckle - 10/31/2011 12:01:50 PM    baltbottles   Posts: 2300 Joined: 11/25/2002 From: Baltimore Maryland Status: offline Matt thanks for the links and info you found. Chris _____________________________ Please visit my website Antique Bottles Of Baltimore at : www.baltimorebottles.com Looking to buy Pontiled Baltimore bottles of all types Email me at baltimorebottles@gmail.com (in reply to cowseatmaize) Post #: 10

RE: Belt Buckle - 11/1/2011 2:17:32 PM    CALDIGR2 Posts: 2266 Joined: 6/20/2005 Status: offline U.S. Navy waist belt plate, circa 1850-55. Several have been found in CA Gold Rush camps, probably from sailors who jumped ship in San Francisco and hauled for the gold fields of the Sierra. Probably less than a dozen in collections; it's a very rare find, Chris. _____________________________ Dig no privy before it's time. (in reply to baltbottles) Post #: 11

RE: Belt Buckle - 11/16/2011 9:28:07 PM    tigue710 Posts: 4140 Joined: 7/11/2007 From: connecticut - nor cal Status: offline 1850's tongue and clasp belt buckles are big game out here, they turn up in the gold camps, seems everyone I know gets a gleam in their eye when someone says "belt buckle"!  Funny cause out east were a lot of them were made i hadnt ever seen one or heard much about them...a few of the guys I dig with have some of the better collections put together in El Dorado... < Message edited by tigue710 -- 11/16/2011 9:29:15 PM > _____________________________ •={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•= (in reply to CALDIGR2) Post #: 12

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