Nice Pair Of Antique California Style Spurs With Straps

Presented here is your opportunity to buy a nice pair of old California style spurs with straps that have nice conchos. These single mounted beauties have a silver button with a silver inlay half moon patterns to either side that decorate the outer heel bands. The shanks are decorated in a long silver inlay design and with chap guards bearing a silver button, and the spur maker set 14 point handmade rowels in them. These spurs have their heel chains and leather spur straps that are further decorated with conchos incised in a floral pattern surrounded by 12 small silver stars.
The history of bits and spurs in North America begins with the Spanish who first came to the new world in the 1500s, bringing horses and livestock with them. The Spanish colonial style is the predecessor of the Californian and Mexican styles we know today. These spurs are fine examples of that heritage. Buy them pronto!
MAKER: Unmarked (although there seems to be remnants of an old hallmark on the inside of the heel band of one spur).
APPROX AGE: Early to mid-1900s.
SIZE: The heel openings measure 3 1/4 inches, the band width measures 3/4 inches and the shanks measure 3 3/8 inches long overall. 
CONDITION: Average to good for their age, normal wear and minor imperfections expected. Please look closely at the pictures as they are an important part of our description and are hereby incorporated into the description, specifically with regards to condition.