A complete copper alloy double loop buckle, with an iron pin, of Late Post Medieval dating (AD 1700 to AD 1850).

The buckle is sub oval in plan, and rectangular in section. It has an offset central bar, with part of the corroded iron pin looped around it. There are semi-circular facets along the edge of the frame. The outer edges of both loops expanded, forming a trapezoid shaped loop. The top contain a moulded lion's head which is convex in profile. The buckle frame bar is broken but the attaching rectangular frame is intact. The length is 46mm, the width is 32mm and the weight 14.50g. Trapezoidal buckles with lion head terminals are part of the set of buckles for a Navy officer. These buckles are Royal Navy Officer sword belt fittings dating from c. AD 1750-1815 and are often termed Napoleonic buckles, however they are a British issue.

Examples of similar, associated buckles recorded on the PAS database include: HAMP2795, IOW-3C6B17, SUR-329DB4, SUR-3FAC35, IOW-C96773, WILT-925D83, HAMP-A84EB5, SUSS-24BD92 and NARC-95AC22. This style of buckle has been found on HMS Innocence (from the second half of the 18th century), and in Spanish colonial military occupation sites in America, dating from 1808 to 1814.