A simplified buckle from a single piece of wire formed into two proximal legs and a distal leg superadjacent to one of said proximal legs (the other proximal leg being remote) is disclosed. The distal leg is locked into engagement with the subjacent proximal leg by the a unique notch and bend arrangement while the remote distal leg permits permanent attachment to one end of a length of strapping material, the free end of the material adapted to lace the adjacent distal and proximal legs.