Vintage Nickel Tattersall Ring In Hand Bit with Players - Bit958 print It is beautifully made and

It is beautifully made and larger than similar examples (please look at the final image for comparison)It is made of red brown mahogany

Length (not including keeper) 18½" (47cm)

Each cheek boss bears the monogram "VR" (for Queen Victoria)

The spur has a small heelplate with a scallopped edge/The neck is pierced with the characteristic kidney shape seen in Mexican spurs

This example is turned from a single piece of golden brown very heavy wood or lignum vitae

Vintage Nickel Tattersall Ring In Hand Bit with Players - Bit958 print It is beautifully made andThis is a vintage nickel horse bit for in hand use. It is a mouthing bit with tear shaped players hanging from a pendant which can rotate. It has loops on each side holding straps which would attach to a headcollar or headstall. There is also a loop on its lower edge for the attachment of a lead rope this feature is more commonly seen on Chifney in hand bitsThe bit is stamped "Solid Nickel" Nickel is quite a soft metal and there are old teeth marks in