A Black Throat Plume or Beard for a Rifle Brigade Officer's Horse - Cav032 antique whip 8cm) Weight - approx 9oz

8cm) Weight - approx 9oz (229g) )

A pair or semicircular leather saddle bags with stamped decoration

The steel curb bit has curved cheeks

This is a plume of horsehair

Internal width Spur 1 :  5cm (approx 2") Spur 2 6

A Black Throat Plume or Beard for a Rifle Brigade Officer's Horse - Cav032 antique whip 8cm) Weight - approx 9ozThis is a plume of black horsehair. It is suspended from a silver coloured mount which is in the form of a globe and a fluted cone. It is in very good conditionIt has an old label attached which reads "Rifle Brigade Horse hair plume c. 1870" Measurements : Horsehair : approx 17 inches (43cm) long,Socket 4 inches (12cm) long, 1 inches (4cm) diameter Weight 10oz (288g) Ref : Cav033