17th Century Steel Spur with Hinged Arms - Spur230 driving Ref: Liverpool horn

Ref: Liverpool horn

It has a high port which holds one large and two wire rollers

Dimensions : Interior Width 5" (12

One is stamped "US & WL" inside its heel band

Weight : 2

17th Century Steel Spur with Hinged Arms - Spur230 driving Ref: Liverpool hornThis old steel spur has a good patinaIt has star shaped rowel with eight points which still turns. The neck turns downwards at its end. The heel bands or arms are hinged. I have read various theories about these hinges some claim it made the spurs easier to pack and transport this seems unlikely, they don't takeup much less space. More likely is that they developed alongside the more rigid boot of the time or that they were easier to fit. At the end