A Seventh Queen's Own Hussars Officers Horse Bit - Bit964 stable making it potentially sever on

making it potentially sever on the bars of the horse's mouth

This whip dates from the late 19th or early 20th Century

Moss Bros are known now as tailors and gents outfitters but they used to have an extensive equestrian department

13cm (5¼")long

This was an old bit for a working horse

A Seventh Queen's Own Hussars Officers Horse Bit - Bit964 stable making it potentially sever onA branch or pad cheek steel bit. The mouthpiece is faintly stamped "Sowter & Co" and "London". It has a low port. The fixed cheeks are curved, each bears a curb rein loop, there is a curved shackle bar. There is a round brass cheek badge or boss on each side of the bit. In the centre of each cheek badge there is a monogram "QO", surrounding this there is a garter or border which reads " Seventh Queen's Own Hussars". The crown at the top of each badge