Spurs

[Mark]

Does anyone have images of fur trade era spurs? Thanks in advance.

Mark

[Chuck Burrows]

Mark - check out some of the Miller images - the guy sitting in his "The Trapper's Bride" has on a pair. Also one of the MOFT Mtn Man Sketchbooks shows a pair. These are the eastern style spurs - by the 1830's there are also references to the Spanish spurs worn by some like Bill Williams - these would have been the early Spanish Colonial style and not the later Chihuahua style with the heavy bads and short shank.

[luke]

1844, but one heck of an image

[Chuck Burrows]

That's a great pic and definitely shows the large rowels typical of Spanish/Mexican spurs of the era.

here's some examples of early Spanish style spurs:

[Mark]

Thanks all for the images. Somewhere I have seen an actual photo of a spur that was part of items traded at rend/forts. I thought it was from the MFT, but I cannot find it on their web site. It was a simple, light spur, almost looked like it was stamped out.

Once again thanks.
Mark

[char]

Mark,

I think you are right about the simple "trade spur". They are indeed a MFT object. You can find a picture of them in the chapter "Trade Goods for Rendezvous" in Book of Buckskinning V. Can't remember what page.

/Char

[Mark]

Thank you, I found it(page 80). Mark