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All the Buckles shown have been unearthed from open farmland near Gloucester by Don and Dave. Much of the dating
has been obtained from 'Buckles 1250 - 1800 by Ross Whitehead'. We welcome any comments.
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3rd to 4th century AD. Roman buckle with part of plate. (From Roman villa site) Coberley.
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3rd to 4th century AD. Part of Roman buckle. (From Roman iron working site) Taynton.
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c1250 - 1400 Single loop buckle Rudford.
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c1350 - 1450. Single loop D shaped buckle and frame with pin & notched lip. Coberley |
c1450 - 1550. Single loop buckle c1450 to1550. Rudford. |
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c1250 - 1500. Belt buckle and plate with engraved decoration. Newent.
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c1250 - 1500. Single loop D shaped buckle & plate. Lobed knop either end of strap bar. |
c 1250 -1350 Single loop buckle with pin. Coberley |
c1350 - 1450. Double loop sub-oval buckle with strap and pin bar. Glasshouse.
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c1350 - 1450. Buckle with oval and notched frame and cast copper alloy pin. Part of composite plate showing one rivet hole. Boulsdon
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c1350 - 1400. Single loop buckle with cast box section plate into which the strap was inserted. Coberley
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c1600 - 1720. Double loop sub-oval buckle. Glasshouse.
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c1630 - 1690. Double loop oval Baldrick buckle. Glasshouse. |
c1500 - 1650. Civil War type sword belt buckle. Two found at site of skirmish 1643. Taynton.
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c1600 - 1700. Double loop shoe or spur buckle. Glasshouse. |
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c1620 - 1680. 'Butterfly' type Spur Buckle. Huntley.
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c1660 - 1720. Shoe or Knee buckle with drilled frame. Taynton |
c1550 - 1650. Double loop 'spectacle buckle' with serrated outer edge. Taynton
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c1550 - 1650. Double loop 'spectacle buckle' with pin. Taynton |
c1575 - 1700. Double loop asymmetrical buckle with moulded decoration on loop. Taynton |
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c1500 - 1650. Double loop buckle with pin & chape. Taynton.
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c1570 - 1700. Double loop rectangular buckle with pin, Glasshouse. |
c1550 - 1650. Double loop oval buckle. Glasshouse. |
c1600 - 1720. Child's decorative shoe buckle Glasshouse.
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c1500 - 1650. Single loop buckle with single lobed knop. Boulsdon.
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c1500 - 1650. Single loop rectangular buckle. Moulding on end and feet with lobed knops. Newent
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c1575 - 1700. Double loop asymmetrical buckle. Glasshouse. |
c1575 - 1700. Double loop asymmetrical buckle. Taynton.
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c1500 - 1650. Single loop rectangular buckle with knops & engraved decoration. Taynton |
c1550 - 1650. Double loop oval buckle with moulded floral decoration on the loops. Newent |
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c1575 - 1700. Double loop trapezoidal buckle. Glasshouse.
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c1620 - 1680. Double loop trapezoidal buckle lobed protrusions at either end of strap bar. Coberley |
c1620 - 1680. Double loop Trapezoidal Buckle and pin with knops on corners and end of frame. Glasshouse |
c1620 - 1680. Double loop trapezoidal buckle lobed protrusions at either end of strap bar. Newent
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c1620 - 1680. Double loop trapezoidal buckle, pointed ends and lobed protusions. Boulsdon |
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c1720 - 1790. Rectangular decorated Shoe Buckle with drilled frame for spindle. 'pitchfork' tongue Boulsdon |
c1660 - 1720. Shoe or Knee buckle with stud chape and remains of iron pin. |
c1690 - 1720. Shoe or Knee buckle with stud chape and pin. Coberley |
c1660 - 1720. Shoe or Knee buckle with chape and pin. |
c1690 - 1720. Shoe or Knee buckle with stud chape and pin. |
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c1720 - 1790. Georgian shoe buckle with drilled frames. Taynton
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c1660 - 1720. Shoe of Knee buckle concave sides with pin and chape. Newent |
c1690 - 1720. Shoe or Knee buckle with stud chape and pin. |
c1660 - 1720. Shoe or Knee buckle with chape. |
c1690 - 1720. Shoe or knee buckle pointed ends. Anchor chape. Boulsdon.
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c1660 - 1720. Cast copper alloy double loop sub-annular buckles. |
c1300 - 1500. Single loop strap tensioner and general purpose buckle? Boulsdon.
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c1600 - 1700. Double loop shoe buckle with pin. Newent |
c1660 - 1720. Small decorative shoe buckle with drilled frame.
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c1690 - 1720. Shoe buckle looped chape 'cooking pot type' Taynton. |
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c1720 - 1790. Decorative shoe buckle with drilled frame. Taynton.
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c1620 - 1680. Double loop trapezoidal spur Buckle. Taynton.
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c1720 - 1790. Ornamental shoe buckle with drilled frame. Taynton. |
c1720 - 1790. Ornamental Knee buckle with drilled frames. Tibberton |
Date unknown? Buckle with three prongs & spring clasp. use unknown? Taynton.
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c1720 to 1790. Boot or garter buckles with double spiked tongues.
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c1800 Two pin buckle with name Paris Solide. Taynton.
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1850 - 1950 Horse harness buckle. Taynton. |
1850 - 1950 Horse harness buckle. Taynton. |
1939 - 1945 US Army WWII strap buckles . Highnam. |
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Early 18th century Shoe Buckle Separate spindle Staunton
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c 1250 - 1400 Small single loop spur buckle with integral plate. 23 x 18mm Boulsdon. |
c1450 - 1600. Very small double loop oval buckle with serrated edge and silvered. Coberley. |
c 1350 -1450 Cast copper alloy Buckle with separate strap and pin bar. Dymock.
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c1480 - 1600. Double loop 'spectacle' buckle. Newent
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c1690 - 1720 Shoe Buckle with chape and pin. Tibberton. |
c 1450 - 1600 Belt Buckle with fixed bar and pin and two thistle-like projections |
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