Vintage Rebenque or Gaucho Whip from Argentina - w1623 cup The spur is in excavated

The spur is in excavated condition

This bit is made of a nickel alloy

Various directories and court records record them at this address from the 1780's and James Swaine

Ref : whip1531

5cm) x 1½" (4cm)

Vintage Rebenque or Gaucho Whip from Argentina - w1623 cup The spur is in excavatedA rebenque, an Argentinian whip carried by gauchos. These heavy whips serve both as a whip for horses and cattle and as a club or weapon. They are worn hung from the gaucho's belt. In this example the handle of the whip is covered in plain rawhide. This has a good aged patina with some old stains and scars It has lost the loop which would attach the rebenque to the belt. It has a broad strap like lash, apparently very wide straps like this were often