Buckle identification

[triggerfish9]

Hello to everybody on the forum I'm super excited to have recently been added to your community I came across this site in my research towards identifying a buckle that I recently acquired. I wanted to put it up to you experts in hopes that someone might be able to share the little light on exactly what this buckle is. It has a leather backing and a war eagle on it. I found several similar buckles but none with leather and nowhere did I see an eagle with the legs stretched out horizontally as this one has. If there's anybody who can shadow little light on this for me I would be so grateful. As I look at it there is no part of it that suggests that it isn't old but I'm not sure if it's an actual Civil War relics or early 1800s buckle

 

[tbuckley]

Welcome to the forum.
To me the stye of the eagle looks to be modern and I suspect that it isn't a buckle but possibly from a horse bridle or something similar. I'm sure someone will have more information.

 

[UCVRelics]

Welcome from THE Heart Of Dixie. It is not a buckle but a saddle martingale, and I haven't seen a CW one like this so I don't have a clue to its age but I'm going post war.

 

[Legion Para]

 

[mofederal]

Hello and welcome to the talk forum from Southeast Missouri located on the banks of the muddy Mississippi River.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Civil War artifact or not, neat relic !

Welcome to the forums.

 

[Mike Serpa]

Welcome!

 

[triggerfish9]

Thank you so much. For the info and the fine welcome. I am going to look at rivets to determine the style and the dates that it could possibly have been manufactured. I know that is a lot of how they date old levis blue jeans.

 

[JOHN42768]

Welcome, enjoy

 

[Package4]

Nice piece, as has been referenced, it is way post war, the rivets are not correct for the period, most likely early 20th century WWI.

 

[Package4]

h and welcome from Maryland!