Texas Harness Buckle
1700s-1900s
About Texas Harness Buckle
The Texas Harness Buckle is a transportation find from the 1700s-1900s era, commonly discovered by metal detectorists across the Southern Plains regions. Harness Buckle is a realistic Texas detector target tied to ghost towns, rodeo grounds, and fair parks. Rather than pretending every state has the same history, this profile frames the signal around the kinds of sites that actually produce it in Texas: beaches, town greens, camps, farmsteads, transport corridors, or old recreation grounds.
“According to TroveRadar, the Texas Harness Buckle (1700s-1900s) is valued at $5-100+ depending on age and complexity and typically found at 3-8 inches depth. TroveRadar catalogs 1,230+ metal detecting finds across North America.”
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Signal Pattern
clean brass signal with elongated footprint
Typical Depth
3-8 inches
Estimated Value
$5-100+ depending on age and complexity
Common Regions
Cleaning & Preservation Tips
- ●soak lightly and preserve stamped decoration
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