Thought on this belt?…Silver, brass, other?

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  1. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    A4B2F7F6-027E-4CDE-A5BB-EB1DA5E7719A.jpeg 2930B968-4981-41E3-A71D-ADA72872F092.jpeg 248AA97C-8987-47FB-8668-DC2FC963602A.jpeg 7134AC0C-7A7B-4EBD-BBE7-43D2B143F33E.jpeg A3B3934F-D3A2-4DA2-887C-03662C151CA7.jpeg Not mine. Its being offered somewhere. Never seen one like it, so now I want to know more. One end looks brass. The others look potentially silver, or if not another white metal. Maybe just weird lighting. Clearly looks pretty old. Owner has some other nice quality things so I think there’s a chance this could have value. Looks vaguely tribal/nomadic middle eastern/North African to me. That’s probably a silly description but I don’t know enough about that area to make a more sensible and specific comparison.
     
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  2. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    There is no way to tell positively from a photo. What does the seller say it is?

    Maybe you will be lucky and someone here will recognize it :)
     
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  4. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Looks like it has the "potential" to be silver, but just too hard to tell! I'm leaning towards what @i need help said!! NOT a great edit from me....sorry...

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  5. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    Just that it’s old and rare :)
     
  6. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

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  7. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    I think inh got it too! Your edit is great in that it makes it look more like silver which is exciting :). Going on inh’s it may not be though.
     
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  9. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

  10. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Hmmmm....kinda throws it up in the air a bit, doesn't it!!!
     
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  11. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Yes, it is Turkish. Most of these belts are brass, some are plated brass. There are silver ones, but I don't think that one is silver, the detail isn't fine enough.
    It is old, but not rare. A few of my friends wore similar ones in the 70s.;)
     
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  12. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    Their words, not mine. Everything old is rare isn’t it ;). I’ve also heard that everything’s that glitters IS gold.

    You’re probably right on the level of detail. It looked like it could possibly be silver to me but that it probably wasn’t.

    Moot point anyways as he got back to me to say it was no longer available or he wasnt shipping. Wasn’t sure which.
     
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  13. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    True.:smuggrin::joyful:
     
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