Single South American Gaucho Spur - Spur525 june24 This is an old military

This is an old military horse bit

The heel bands are wide

It has a silver collar which is stamped with the silversmith's mark "D & S" and hallmarked Birmingham 1888

5cm (5")Overall length 22cm (9")Weight 327g (11½ oz)

The stamp on the other spur is too rubbed to read much more than "

Single South American Gaucho Spur - Spur525 june24 This is an old militaryA single South American spurBoth sides of the spur have cast decoration with pierced holes around the edges. Each arm of the heel band ends in a hand which holds a ring. One ring of each spur holds a swinging button and a buckle and on the other side there are two swinging buttons. It has a circular heelplateThe neck of the spur is cast with a fist. It has a sawtooth rowel with a disc on each side. The rowel turns freely and makes a ringing noise with