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Forged Alloy Conquistador Stirrups - $125 (Sun Valley)
make / manufacturer:
Metal Forge Gent 100 Yrs. Ago
size / dimensions:
Larger Than Life
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Originally developed in Spain during the 1600's, ...used as battle armor, typically attributed to
Spanish Conquistadors and South American Gauchos. The stirrups hitched to the saddle to protect the
rider's feet from brush, thorns and weapon strikes. The holes in the bottoms served to drain water and mud.
I guestimate this pair @ latter 19th Century to early 20th Century.
Individually handcrafted/hand formed, of forged molten brass/bronze alloy.
Nice century patina shows slag imperfections corrosion spots,
blue-ish alloy oxidization spots, minor scrapes and dings.
Both stirrups exhibit telltale signs of hitched-on saddle duty,
which indicates at least moderate to lengthy stretch of time.
Very cool to see this diary of time, and very rare to find.
Speaks volumes to me, ...anyway.
Read On:
--One appears to show an aged repair at broken forged hitching bar, a very
tidy high quality repair replacing the fractured cast alloy bar with a steel rod.
*Kudos to the crafty Blacksmith who let be the cast alloy broken ends remain original to the piece.
Makers Mark "EPOSE" appears hand-stamped via individual metal letter stamps.
--The other stirrup's forged alloy hitching bar
shows a beautiful lineage of stress fractures.
No visible Makers Mark or lettering found.
I'm a Damn Yankee original, from Settler Colony New England.
This stirrup set is from Estate Row in Watch Hill, Rhode Island.
I've owned them for 45+ years. Motivated Seller now thinning The Motherlode.
*Nice Price, $125 Cash Only ---
*NO Check, NO Subway Tokens, NO S&H Green Stamps
Sold As Is. Old and Crude. Fractured and Fixed. Kinda Like Me.
**YOUR EMAIL REPLY MUST INCLUDE YOUR VALID PH#
OR I'LL DUMP YOU IN THE DREADED HORSE POOP PILE