Silver inlayed 19thC Mexican Spur with Stars/Stripes?

laEspadaAncha · 27th October 2010, 04:04 PM

Good morning Gene (at least it is here on the beautiful Pacific

),

FWIW, I still am rather confident of a South American attribution, as evidenced by both the size and styling of the rowels (the round pointy wheels), neither of which resemble the style of Mexican spurs from Amozoc. Neither is the use of silver an identifier of Mexican origin, especially considering the prolific abundance of silver in the Plata region.

Atlantia · 27th October 2010, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by laEspadaAncha

Good morning Gene (at least it is here on the beautiful Pacific

),

FWIW, I still am rather confident of a South American attribution, as evidenced by both the size and styling of the rowels (the round pointy wheels), neither of which resemble the style of Mexican spurs from Amozoc. Neither is the use of silver an identifier of Mexican origin, especially considering the prolific abundance of silver in the Plata region.

LOL, its another rainy day here

Thanks for the help. I did find a very similar pair listed on a website for sale and they were described as Mexican circa 1880 I think.
But then I really do know nothing about these things. The traditional 'tools of the trade' of the 'cow-punchers' of Devon England, are wellington boots, wax jackets and hedges! No open ranges and no 'round-ups'.

27th October 2010, 04:04 PM	#1
laEspadaAncha Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 608	Good morning Gene (at least it is here on the beautiful Pacific ), FWIW, I still am rather confident of a South American attribution, as evidenced by both the size and styling of the rowels (the round pointy wheels), neither of which resemble the style of Mexican spurs from Amozoc. Neither is the use of silver an identifier of Mexican origin, especially considering the prolific abundance of silver in the Plata region. Last edited by laEspadaAncha; 27th October 2010 at 04:24 PM.