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PATTERN 1885 OFFICER’S SPURS – NICE MATCHED PAIR w/ ORIGINAL SPUR STRAPS – EXCELLENT SETAs described in The American Military Spur, by Dorsey on pages 62-63 and page 78, the Pattern 1885 Officer’s Spur was introduced with the other new cavalry equipment in Ordnance Memoranda No. 29, and in addition to the sets manufactured by Rock Island Arsenal, the same pattern spur was commercially manufactured and available for private purchase by the officers. 

Both pairs listed below – one with the original straps and the other without straps – were manufactured on the commercial market and both pairs feature the distinctive “sunburst” pattern detailing on the rowels.  Save for the presence of the straps, both pair are identical and may well have been manufactured by the same maker. 

Both are very nice matched pairs of Pattern 1885 Officer’s Spurs which would be make a nice addition to your Indian War cavalry collection. 

 

NO. 1  PATTERN 1885 OFFICER’S SPURS WITH STRAPS:  This matched pair shows minimal signs of use, having survived in excellent condition.  The spurs are full form with no misshaping, and the rowels are intact and turn freely.   

The original spur straps are complete with horseshoe shaped brass buckles and the standing loops, and are full length without having been subjected to the characteristic shortening that is often seen where unnecessary lengths of strap that could snag or tangle in other equipment or debris on the ground was removed.  Both straps show evidence of use, but are still supple with no weak points, and both have a bright shiny surface.  Due to the lightweight leather and the heavy use to which spurs straps were subjected, these straps did not survive in significant numbers and are quite scarce today.   (1018)  $495

 

NO. 2  PATTERN 1885 OFFICER’S SPURS:  This matched pair shows minimal signs of use, having survived in excellent condition.  The spurs are full form with no misshaping, and the rowels are intact and turn freely.  SOLD

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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