Hi Greg,
Just to let you know that my buckles arrived safe and sound this morning - and very nice they are too!
A nice little Christmas present to myself they've turned out to be (to go with the shoes, powder horn and belt I recently ordered for myself) - and, at least, I got something I really wanted rather than smellies or socks. My family never normally get me anything even remotely pirate related no matter how many hints I drop.
To be fair, though, they did pay for the shoes I ordered. That means it's only taken them 4 years to get the hint!