Anyone know what this is ?

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by Elaine Kinsella, Jan 18, 2019.

  1. Elaine Kinsella

    Elaine Kinsella Active Member

    Hi there does anyone know what this is for 15478279146466776273572500581105.jpg 15478279146466776273572500581105.jpg 15478279785388897535517910522830.jpg 15478279146466776273572500581105.jpg 15478279444138127312793281908429.jpg
     
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  2. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    You don't mention sizes.

    I would guess it had a strap through that gap and was used for fastening a load.
    Perhaps a stitched leather strap like a belt.

    Like modern day ratchet straps.
     
  3. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    What is it made of, and how big is it?
     
  4. Elaine Kinsella

    Elaine Kinsella Active Member

    I'm not sure of metal . It's a little over 3 inches think it's a medieval dress clasp or cloak
     
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  5. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Maybe some sort of yoke buckle? Is the hook a two headed snake?
     
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  6. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    You maybe onto something there.
    I used to wear snake belts when I was a kid.

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  7. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    It looks perhaps bronze. But you can tell if it is iron by trying a magnet.
     
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  8. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    Maybe for a barber's razor strop.
     
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  9. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Could be a bronze belt buckle, given where you are.
     
  10. Elaine Kinsella

    Elaine Kinsella Active Member

    I was thinking that myself. My dad goes metal detecting a lot and got it burried a but down in the fields
     
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  13. Elaine Kinsella

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