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Revolutionary War Buckle ? Found near Fort Site

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Mac _ Park

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This is a buckle I found in Pennsylvania near a Revolutionary Fort Site. I have no clue as to the identity of the piece. It is about 2 inches high and 2 3/4 inches wide. It has a very light noticeable trace of gold plating?in the unworn areas. If anyone could help, please post. Thanks Jerry in PA
 
Looks foreign and later to me..late 1800s..perhaps one of the German States as it has a crown above the Eagle..it ain't British.
Dean
 
Mac,

I looked thru my copy of American Military Belt Plates, and could not find a buckle like it. (I may have overlooked it, but don't think so).
I saw several that were of the same shape, with the same type of "hook" and attachment, but none with the Eagle striking this posture.

Sorry I couldn't help,

Take care,

Kim
 
A very astute evaluation considering that it was found near a revolutionary fort site.Maybe it could just be a unrecorded buckle.
 
I'll follow up on Dean's observations:
(1) Dean is correct that the "general rule of thumb" for rectangular buckles is "the wider the tongue-hook, the later the buckle." But (of course) there always seem to be a few exceptions to the rule-of-thumb. ;-)
(2) I also agree with Dean that this is a European style eagle-with-crown-above emblem ...and that it's definitely not British. This one looks Prussian/German/Austrian to me. I'd suggest checking 19th-Century-era European coins to find the country which used that particular eagle-emblem.

Regards,
TheCannonballGuy (PCGeorge)
 
Design and construction would lead me to follow their thoughts. Cool plate none the less. Good hunting, David@Dixie
 
British redcoats were strongly reinforced by Herschien mercenaries (germanic) during the Americain Revolutionary War. This might account for the eagle with crown emblem which is typical of germanic heraldry in various forms (multiple heads eg.) The german and british royal houses were closely related and it was common for germanic forces to be in the employ of the british crown.
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Just my thoughts,

BDA
 
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