Purse Hook

These are slipped on a belt while it is being made – in general they cannot be retrofitted. (Which is to say that if there are only very flat studs or no studs at all, one can probably retrofit by taking the buckle or the chape off, putting the purse hook on the strap, and then reattaching the end.) The purse hook is meant to go on a 3/4 inch strap. It can be used on a 5/8 inch strap, but it will not fit at all on a wider belt.

The purse hook is patterned after this medieval copper alloy find from Norfolk –https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/384159