Pair of Fine Steel Swan Necked Box Spurs by Coe - Spur623 horsebrass ")Weight 495g (1lb 1½

")Weight 495g (1lb 1&frac12

The mouthpiece is partly twisted and has a narrow central port

These curved metal plates help one's leg to slide into close fitting riding boots

Modern re-prints of this book are available but this is a rare 1st edition

The whip has a its original open leather keeper or loop at its end and an intricately braided leather thong which has a bound repair near its top and is taped at its end

Pair of Fine Steel Swan Necked Box Spurs by Coe - Spur623 horsebrass ")Weight 495g (1lb 1&frac12These are slender steel spurs with extensions would fit into the heel of a boot. They have a dark patina. The necks are curved in a swan or goose shape. The multi pointed rowels still turn . The undersides of the neck are stamped "Coe" and the inserts are stamped "15 Pall Mall" Edward Coe was a spur maker at this address in the mid 19th Century. These are much lighter and finer than spurs from the late 19th or early 20th centuries see the comparison