A Victorian Military Horse Bit with Badges - Bit1004 military Kohler operated from this address

Kohler operated from this address from 1882 to 1888

but could be slowly straightened with steam

The bit has its original curb chain

This is quite a heavy solid whip

5cm (6")long

A Victorian Military Horse Bit with Badges - Bit1004 military Kohler operated from this addressThis is military pad cheek curb bit. It has a low port. It is made of steel with a dark patina. The mouthpiece is stamped "C & M 77" (possibly 1877?) "H. H." and "G & W Almond" G & W Almond are recorded in Grace's Guide : 1867 Cases of Unjust Weights and Measures included 'George and William Almond, Willow Walk, Bermondsey, currier : Eleven weightssix not stamped. Fined 2 15s' in the South London Press And from the Dundee Advertiser in 1880 'At the