Australian Cricket buckle book

[Tassie Daz]

Hi all. I came across a coupla crickets buckles yesterday while detecting so when I got home decided to find out a bit more about them.
A guy called Brian Meilak has done an extensive study on a huge number of buckles ( the pdf file is 1680 pages) and can be found on the net, version 4.
So for those who are interested i hope this helps with your investigations.

IT CAN BE FOUND ON THIS SITE.

 

[Martin]

Got pictures of the buckles you found?

I scored one in December last year at a South Australian mine while detecting. Picture below:

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1934/1576284133_20191214_094733.jpg

A few detectors I know in SA have found quite a few also.

 

[Martin]

IT CAN BE FOUND ON THIS SITE.

I think this is the link you were trying to post:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwENP4lMSuvCM2tFQ0RHVWJ1N1U/view

Click the download button at top right to download the whole PDF, it's 142 MB in size.

 

[Tassie Daz]

The top one I found a coupla weeks ago. The bottom one, found on page 123 of The Australian Cricket Buckle Book, I found this week.
A third one, that has been really smashed around needs some straightening out. Will attempt that once I get some heat onto it. IF i wreck it itll be no loss as its folded in 2 atm.

 

[Sandta]

That first one is a beauty TD :Y:
If you couldnt find it in the book ..... could be very special
Thanks for sharing

 

[Martin]

Very nice buckle Tassie Daz! :Y:

 

[roundtuit]

love the buckle go the power

 

[happyenough]

Please correct me if I am wrong,but doesnt that first photo look like Donald trump. :lol:

 

[Martin]

Please correct me if I am wrong,but doesnt that first photo look like Donald trump. :lol:

Yes! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Tassie Daz]

Sandta. Btian meilak has only seen that bucklecyou referred to once before. It was found sw NSW but I dont think he has a piccie. Both the round one, and the mangled ones are in the book, page 123 and dont know the other page.
But the book is a fabulous resource. We are extremely lucky to have people wbo will devote so much time to researching a topic or relic and then prepared to share it.
I guess its what older blokes do. You know," what do you do when youre too old to go detecting? You research and share it on sites like this".