An 18th Century Indo-Persian Horse Bit with Pierced Brass Decoration - Bit623 stable Each arm of the heel

Each arm of the heel band ends in a hand which holds a ring

These nickel spurs have short downward turning necks necks

The whip still has its origninal vellum & silk lash

8kg (3lb 15oz )

At its mildest the rein attaches to both the small outer ring of the mouthpiece and the large divided ring at the same time - so the bit functions as a simple jointed snaffle (with cheeks)If the headstall is attached to the large rings and the reins to the small rings it must function rather like a Wilson snaffle

An 18th Century Indo-Persian Horse Bit with Pierced Brass Decoration - Bit623 stable Each arm of the heelThis is an old steel bit with a good dark aged patina. Bonhams catalogued a very similar bit as 17th century in 2008, it can be seen HEREThis example has a central arched port whose arms pass through loops in the fixed bars of the mouthpiece. Each arm of the port ends in a blunt conical protrusion. The short cheeks curve backwards in their lower sections. They have separate swiveling rein loops. Each cheek is decorated with a rectangle of brass with