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A '''buckle''' is a fastener that is typically used to secure a [[belt]] or a strap. They |
A '''buckle''' is a fastener that is typically used to secure a [[belt]] or a strap. They frequently have tongues and some also have throat plates running back from the buckle along the belt. Historically buckles could be made of [[bone]], [[brass]], [[bronze]], [[silver]] and other [[metal]]s. A single buckle could be be made of a combination of these materials, such as [[Viking]] buckles of [[bronze|copper alloy]] with [[iron]] tongues. |
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Softer metals do not function well in high load areas as they bend. |
Softer metals do not function well in high load areas as they bend. |
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A wide variety of buckle shapes existed and there are examples of tongued single (one loop) buckles |
A wide variety of buckle shapes existed and there are examples of tongued single (one loop) buckles dating to ancient [[Greece]]. Double (two loops on either side of a central bar) buckles existed from at least the [[medieval]] era. |
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They could be highly decorative and smaller buckles appear on [[shoe]]s from the mid |
They could be highly decorative and smaller buckles appear on [[shoe]]s from the mid-[[14th century]]. |
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The buckle is used as a [[heraldic]] charge, as evidenced in the [[Codex_Manesse|Manesse Codex]]. |
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Latest revision as of 13:03, 11 July 2007
A buckle is a fastener that is typically used to secure a belt or a strap. They frequently have tongues and some also have throat plates running back from the buckle along the belt. Historically buckles could be made of bone, brass, bronze, silver and other metals. A single buckle could be be made of a combination of these materials, such as Viking buckles of copper alloy with iron tongues.
Softer metals do not function well in high load areas as they bend.
A wide variety of buckle shapes existed and there are examples of tongued single (one loop) buckles dating to ancient Greece. Double (two loops on either side of a central bar) buckles existed from at least the medieval era.
They could be highly decorative and smaller buckles appear on shoes from the mid-14th century.
The buckle is used as a heraldic charge, as evidenced in the Manesse Codex.
