Heavy Antique Indian Curb Bit - Bit760 horn the heel inserts are stamped

the heel inserts are stamped "Left" and "Right" on one surface and one is stamped "9

One cheek of the bit is stamped with a crown & "VR" and the maker's or retailer's stamp "Long"

The inside of the spur is a stamped with a mounted figure over a globe and the word "Garantido"

Below the pierced treads each has a metal skirt or bell

This example is turned from a single piece of two-coloured golden brown and dark brown wood

Heavy Antique Indian Curb Bit - Bit760 horn the heel inserts are stampedThis is an old Indian steel bit with a dark patina. It is larger and heavier than most similar Indian bits. It has a central arch or port with ridges or points on its top. The port has incised geometric decoration on both sides, the ends of the port protrude below the mouthpiece of the bit, they have square ridged terminals. The bars of the mouthpiece are rectangular in section, they have serrations along their length. The cheeks of the bit curve