A 19th Century Double Mouth Steel Harness Bit - Bit854 bootpulls The cane has no ferrule

The cane has no ferrule at its end

Dimensions : Mouthpiece 5¼" (14cm)

There is a medium height port in the mouthpiece and there are "egg" rollers on each side of the port

The full title of this book is "The Great Horse or The War Horse : from the time of the Roman invasion till its development into the Shire Horse"

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A 19th Century Double Mouth Steel Harness Bit - Bit854 bootpulls The cane has no ferruleAn old steel bit with quite a dark aged patina and a somewhat pitted but stable surface. It has circular cheeks with hanging loops on the top. One straight bar mouthpiece joins the cheeks, although they can turn. There is a second curved or mullen mouthpiece which passes through horizontal slots in the cheeks so that it can slide and rotate. Dimensions of bit : Mouthpiece 12. 5cm (5"), Cheeks 12. 8cm (5") long & 9cm (3")Weight : 436g (15 oz)