Question about this buckle

[longcruise]

Here is a buckle that I found in an antique shop.  It's made of brass.

I would like to find more like this.  Not necessarily antique but made this way.  Does anyone have a suggestion or two as to where they can be found? 

[Hungry Horse]

 I think it's a harness buckle of some sort.

  Hungry Horse

[longcruise]

I didn't mention size.  It will accommodate a strap of 1"  and maybe a hair more.

[winemaker]

It's called a conway buckle. Tandy leather carries them. We use them on reins.

[alyce-james]

longcruise; sir, I think I'v seen this style buckle in saddle shops. Good luck. AJ.

[Nate McKenzie]

I read someplace where it was invented in the 1880's but not used much till after 1900.

[longcruise]

Well, a Google of "Conway buckle" turned up a whole lot of information.  I'm In the process of making it into a strap buckle right now.  This seems to be a good setup for shooting bags.  The one I'm doing now is on an over the shoulder side carry arrow quiver.  

Thanks for the timely reply.

[Kermit]

Conway buckle patented 1882, IIRC. They are pretty nifty, but I've never used them on bag/horn straps because of the date. I remember them on Grandpa's harnesses hanging in the barn long after the last Percheron was gone.

[rjpalmer]

October Country uses this style buckle on some of their shooting bags. I had never seen a buckle of this style until i purchased one of their shooting bags. It works very well. It adjusts easily but hasn't ever lossened itself in use.

[BartSr]

Here is a buckle that I found in an antique shop.  It's made of brass.

I would like to find more like this.  Not necessarily antique but made this way.  Does anyone have a suggestion or two as to where they can be found? 

My suggestion is to try "Oregon Leather" (Portland, OR) in the upstairs tack shop.  I bought all of my buckles there.

BartSr

[omark]

I have seen these in ace hardware stores, possibly only available in horse country though.      Mark

[longcruise]

I shop Ace regularly but have not seen them.  I'll enquire on my next visit.  Tandy has them but they are a much simplified version.  They don't have much character.

I'll follow up on Oregon leather.

[Kermit]

Google "conway buckle." They're everywhere.