A Coldstream Guards Officer's Military Horse Bit - Bit1010 conquistador There is a bookplate and

There is a bookplate and some pen and pencil writing inside the first couple of pages

There is an old chip inside its central channel at one end

The leather is still flexible and strong but there is a little surface crackling

Ref: Yearbook1946

These spurs have short laterally flattened necks with downward turning ends and very small rowels

A Coldstream Guards Officer's Military Horse Bit - Bit1010 conquistador There is a bookplate andA military curb bit. It has a low port. It is made of steel with a dark patina. The mouthpiece is stamped "Merry" and St James's Street"The cheeks curve sharply backwards, each bears a rein loop, there is no shackle bar. There is a cast star shaped silver coloured cheek boss on each side of the bit. In the centre of each cheek badge there is a central cross surrounded by a garter which is surmounted by a Tudor crown. The Tudor crown was used by King