Small Oval/Tria-rect Shape Brass Buckles ?? - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Doodles · #1 14-12-17, 03:50 PM

I acquired a box with buttons, collar badges to the India Medical Service.
In the box were these buckles. Does anyone know what they are. If they are military related.

measure 44mm long x 20mm

Thank you for any help you can offer.
Fred

Milmed · #2 14-12-17, 04:18 PM

They look like shoe buckles, possibly for court dress.

Doodles · #3 14-12-17, 08:04 PM

Hello, Thank you for that Milmed.
Fred

peter monahan · #4 15-12-17, 01:45 PM

I'm not good with metric, despite 45 years of exposure, but the dimensions sound small for shoes. I would suggest, based on the shape that they are intended as 'sling buckles' - to attache the leather slings of a sword scabbard or pouch to the straps dependiong from the belt. Below is a set for an 1800s era sword belt and I think you can see th stylstic resemblance. No idea whether these are 'issue' for the IMS, though I suspect not.