Pair of Early 19th Century French Military Spurs, Éperons a Crampons - Spur526j gents-whip It is also stamped with

It is also stamped with the silversmith's mark of Gibson & Langman

there would have been two leather rosettes with leather strings on each side of the stirrups

the stitching is good

This is a part of heavy horse harness made of very dark brown / black leather

The stock or shaft is rigid and covered in braided red-brown leather

Pair of Early 19th Century French Military Spurs, Éperons a Crampons - Spur526j gents-whip It is also stamped withThis is a pair of steel spurs dating from the early 1800's. They are silver plated, although the plating has worn away in several places, exposing the dark steel beneath. The heel bands are much finer and thinner than those seen on later spurs (please see the image that compares them to a ictorian spur by Maxwell)There are hooks or spikes at the end of each arm which wrap around the heel of the boot. They have straight necks and small many pointed