Stirrup

[Joe G from Md]

I was told when I found this it was Colonial period. Just wondering?

 

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[DownNDirty]

Very possibly but hard to say for sure; definitely no later than the 1800s. What does the base look like?

 

[Joe G from Md]

DownNDirty, the base of spur is solid, app. three quarters of inch wide. It was found in good colonial area, lot's of colonial relics found area, I know that does not make it colonial. Thanks!

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Looks like one of the stirrups in "Neumann and Kravic's Collector's Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Revolution". This TNet thread from 2006 shows a page from that book showing Rev War era stirrups and one of them looks very similar to your stirrup.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/29320-revolutionary-war-era-stirrup.html


The Rev War era stirrup I dug last month is pictured on that page as well (see my avatar).