Antique Mexican Polished Steel Charro Spurs - Spur590 feb25 5cm or 23"

5cm or 23"

A pair of cream coloured cavalry gauntlets

I suspect it was originally a longer dealer's whip but lost some of its length

The necks are straight

The stock or shaft is covered in braided leather

Antique Mexican Polished Steel Charro Spurs - Spur590 feb25 5cm or 23"This is a pair of matching heavy spurs. They are made of polished steelThey probably date from the late 19th or early 20th Century. Each has an eight pointed rowel which still turns. The heel bands are quite wide. One side of each spur has silver diagonal lines with traces of engraved decoration . The other side of each spur has a horizontal line. Each arm ends in a rectangular slot. There is a swinging button on each arm. The spurs have their