Show us your stirrups

Kubur · 22nd February 2019, 06:33 PM

Hi Guys,

I haven't seen any descent thread on stirrups.

Here it's what we have

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=stirrups

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=stirrups

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=stirrups

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=stirrups

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=stirrups

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=stirrups

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=stirrups

Stirrups are considered as part of military equipment and they are always present in catalogues and publications on arms and armour.
Please do you mind to post your stirrups? Any period or country
It will be very helpful to share what you have or what you know about stirrups.
Thanks

Kubur

stelio · 22nd February 2019, 08:44 PM

Hello Kubur
Very interesting your post. I publish three bronze pairs from 19th Century stirrups from the Balkans.
I will come back with more photos from my collection.

Greetings

Stelios

Timo Nieminen · 23rd February 2019, 04:05 AM

These just followed me home about a week ago. The seller described them as Mongolian (and Mongolian or Chinese).

Kubur · 23rd February 2019, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timo Nieminen

These just followed me home about a week ago. The seller described them as Mongolian (and Mongolian or Chinese).

I'm wondering about Chinese and Indian stirrups, they are all over the place. Is it possible that some of them are recent ? or they are just easy to find? I cannot make the difference.Yours of course look genuine and authentic.

stelio · 24th February 2019, 12:44 PM

Kubur Thank you very much for your good words my friend.

Like Greek, I could name the two pairs that I will upload to photos. My opinion is that they were used by the Greek horsemen in the middle of the 19th century until the end of the century and the design is one of the oldest stirrups they used during the Ottoman Empire. The two pairs have a rotating head that gives riders freedom to use them to drive the spurs. The spurs in both pairs are embedded in the sides, this is what we see in the Balkans in the regions that were in the Ottoman Empire.
When they say about the Ottoman stirrups we have in mind the Arabic type that was widespread from the Balkans to Spain but in such a great empire there were other types

Kubur · 24th February 2019, 06:16 PM

Hi Stelios,
Here are mine, Moroccan 1900-1920 cast and engraved... for dignitaries.
Best wishes
Kubur

Kubur · 23rd February 2019, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stelio

Hello Kubur
Very interesting your post. I publish three bronze pairs from 19th Century stirrups from the Balkans.
I will come back with more photos from my collection.
Greetings
Stelios

Hi Stelios

You have always very goog stuff... I can't wait to see others... Do you have Greek stirrups? For the ones that you posted its interesting to see spurs on the side... They are not Ottoman i guess?

22nd February 2019, 06:33 PM	#1
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	Show us your stirrups Hi Guys, I haven't seen any descent thread on stirrups. Here it's what we have http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=stirrups http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=stirrups http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=stirrups http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=stirrups http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=stirrups http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=stirrups http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=stirrups Stirrups are considered as part of military equipment and they are always present in catalogues and publications on arms and armour. Please do you mind to post your stirrups? Any period or country It will be very helpful to share what you have or what you know about stirrups. Thanks Kubur Last edited by Kubur; 22nd February 2019 at 06:46 PM.

22nd February 2019, 08:44 PM	#2
stelio Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 97	Hello Kubur Very interesting your post. I publish three bronze pairs from 19th Century stirrups from the Balkans. I will come back with more photos from my collection. Greetings Stelios Attached Images Last edited by stelio; 23rd February 2019 at 08:05 AM.

23rd February 2019, 04:05 AM	#3
Timo Nieminen Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 422	These just followed me home about a week ago. The seller described them as Mongolian (and Mongolian or Chinese). Attached Images

24th February 2019, 12:44 PM	#5
stelio Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 97	Kubur Thank you very much for your good words my friend. Like Greek, I could name the two pairs that I will upload to photos. My opinion is that they were used by the Greek horsemen in the middle of the 19th century until the end of the century and the design is one of the oldest stirrups they used during the Ottoman Empire. The two pairs have a rotating head that gives riders freedom to use them to drive the spurs. The spurs in both pairs are embedded in the sides, this is what we see in the Balkans in the regions that were in the Ottoman Empire. When they say about the Ottoman stirrups we have in mind the Arabic type that was widespread from the Balkans to Spain but in such a great empire there were other types Attached Images

24th February 2019, 06:16 PM	#6
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	Hi Stelios, Here are mine, Moroccan 1900-1920 cast and engraved... for dignitaries. Best wishes Kubur Attached Images