A Sixteenth Lancers Officer's Horse Bit - Bit437 curb It was written and compiled

It was written and compiled by the author of the Foxhunters' Vade Mecum

Each spur has a small round heelplate

Dimensions (when folded over): 6½" (16

There is incised decoration on the outer surfaces of the cheekpieces at the point where the mouthpiece joins

the inner arms are stamped "Solid Nickel"

A Sixteenth Lancers Officer's Horse Bit - Bit437 curb It was written and compiledA branch cheek steel bit. It has a medium port. The cheeks are curved, each bears a rein loop, there is a straight shackle bar. There is an round gilt brass cheek boss surmounted by a Queen's crown on each side of the bit. Each cheek boss bears the monogram "VR" (for Queen Victoria), and crossed lances, plus a garter which reads "Sixteenth Lancers". The bosses have been much polished over the years, the monograms and lances are no longer crisp 16th