3 Comstock Silver Buckles
Updated September 5, 2026
| Lot number | 120 |
| Auction | Hancock Estate Auction |
| Date | September 25, 2026 at 9:30 AM CDT |
| Auction house | Harrison Auction & Realtor |
| Location | Gracemont, Oklahoma |
25-Character Title 3 Comstock Silver Buckles (25 characters) Alternates: 3 Vtg Western Buckles (21) Irvine & Jachens Buckles (24) Vtg Rodeo Buckle Lot of 3 (25) HiBid Description LOT OF 3 VINTAGE WESTERN BELT BUCKLES - IRVINE & JACHENS / COMSTOCK SILVER, RANCH SCENE & CALF ROPING Three vintage two-tone Western belt buckles from an estate collection, all of the classic mid-century trophy-buckle style: silver-tone bases with hand-engraved scroll and floral work, applied brass Western figures, and blank brass ribbon banners left un-engraved for a name, ranch, or event. Two of the three carry the IRVINE & / COMSTOCK SILVER / JACHENS INC. maker stamp on the reverse. Sold as a lot of 3. Buckle 1 - Ranch Scene, Irvine & Jachens Comstock Silver Large scalloped/shaped rectangular buckle, the most detailed of the three Measures approximately 3-1/2" wide per the tape-measure photos; bidders should verify dimensions from the photographs Deeply worked ranch landscape: applied brass steer with a mounted roping horse and rider in pursuit, background windmill, ranch house, corral gate with two standing cowboy figures, and sagebrush across the foreground; beaded inner border and engraved scroll corners Two blank brass ribbon banners, top and bottom, for engraving Reverse stamped IRVINE & / COMSTOCK SILVER / JACHENS INC. with three-loop belt hardware Heaviest wear of the group - noticeable surface scratching across the silver field, visible in the close-up photos Buckle 2 - Calf Roping Oval, Nickel Silver Oval buckle with a twisted brass rope edge and engraved scroll and feather-plume field Measures approximately 3-1/2" wide x 2-1/2" tall per the tape-measure photo Applied brass calf roper on horseback with rope extended to a running calf, framed by two blank brass ribbon banners Reverse stamped with partially legible lettering reading ...CKEL SILVER (nickel silver); no maker name legible in the photographs, so no maker is claimed for this piece Reverse shows soldered bar and post hardware with typical age darkening Buckle 3 - Horse Head Oval, Irvine & Jachens Comstock Silver Oval buckle, hand-engraved floral and scroll silver-tone field with a brass rope-twist outer edge Applied brass horse head as the central motif Measures approximately 3-1/2" wide x 2-1/2" tall per the tape-measure photo Reverse stamped IRVINE & / COMSTOCK SILVER / JACHENS INC. About the maker Irvine & Jachens traces to 1886, when J.C. Irvine began making police stars, badges, and metal tags at Kearny and Market Streets in San Francisco; the firm was rebuilt after the 1906 earthquake and fire, took the Irvine & Jachens name in 1926, and moved to 6700 Mission Street in Daly City around 1950. Reference silver-mark listings identify IRVINE & JACHENS INC. of San Francisco and Daly City as makers of high-quality emblems, badges, and buckles. The related "Comstock" name comes out of the same lineage - Christian Stegman bought the operation in the 1920s, and by 1971 his son H
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