04-26-2007, 11:18 PM
I am not sure what you mean by 'buckles'. Do you mean belt buckles or are you referring to type 'B' suspension rings (which resemble, but are not, buckles)?
If you mean belt buckles, these were certainly commonly tinned and I would be surprised if they were not sometimes silvered, and I think the same would apply to frogs. I suspect that suspension rings may not have been silvered though. I say this based on the evidence of the Velson sheath, whose upper suspension rings were made of iron whilst the lower suspension rings were made of silver. As the upper suspension rings were the ones used, I think silver would have worn away far too quicly for it to have seemed worth silvering them. They would, afeter all, be subjuct to almost constant rubbing and friction.
Crispvs
If you mean belt buckles, these were certainly commonly tinned and I would be surprised if they were not sometimes silvered, and I think the same would apply to frogs. I suspect that suspension rings may not have been silvered though. I say this based on the evidence of the Velson sheath, whose upper suspension rings were made of iron whilst the lower suspension rings were made of silver. As the upper suspension rings were the ones used, I think silver would have worn away far too quicly for it to have seemed worth silvering them. They would, afeter all, be subjuct to almost constant rubbing and friction.
Crispvs
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