Figure 1 - This whole buckle of an undetermined metal is thickly corroded. Note the loop shape. The style dates from 1690 to 1720s.

Figure 2 - This copper alloy shoe buckle frame is missing its iron tang/tongue. It resembles Spanish/French military shoe buckles dating ca. 1710 - 1730.
Figure 3 - This unusual clothing fastener made of stamped copper alloy with leather remnant in-situ. It may have functioned as a glide of slide on a weapon strap.



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