Nice Pair of Authentic ANTIQUE SPANISH Conquistador / Colonial BRASS STIRRUPS - $175 - (Fernan Lake Village, ID)
**** **** **** **** AUTHENTIC, ANTIQUE, SPANISH CONQUISTADOR / COLONIAL, BRASS STIRRUPS - Measuring Approximately 10-3/4 inches long, 5-1/8 inches wide, 4-3/4 inches high ~ mx-971 ~ ITEM # sc-053 ~ ~ Look Over the Photos Provided as they are part of the Description ~ These Authentic, Antique, Spanish, Brass Stirrups show some wear commensurate with age & use, yet remain in Nice, Solid Condition Overall... and They Will make an Excellent Addition for Your Collection, Display or a Fantastic Gift!!! ~ Should Polish up nicely if desired. ~ **** Ask any /all Questions Before Auction Ends **** ~ **** CHECK OUT our Other AUCTIONS - as we Will Always COMBINE SHIPPING within the U.S. (When Possible) on Multiple Purchases **** ~*~ We ship within the United States... and will ship outside the U.S. (Internationally), only via eBay's Global Shipping Program. ~*~ This Item will be Professionally Wrapped, Padded and Packaged with 40 Years of Shipping Experience - Fully Insured The History of Stirrups: In most civilizations the horse was used more in chariots than for riding until about 800 BC. Before stirrups most equestrian cultures used no support for the feet at all. There are records of a loose surcingle being employed behind the girth, into which the feet could be tucked. Toe stirrups (loops of rope which held the big toe) were first recorded in Northern India in the 2nd century BC, their use was somewhat limited by climate and footwear. The first stirrups designed to take the entire foot were probably single mounting stirrups recorded in China in the 4th Century AD. The mounting stirrup was easier than using a stool to mount and safer than vaulting on when fully armed (Cambyses, king of Persia stabbed himself while mounting when fully armed in 522 BC - A.D.H.Bivar, "The Stirrup and Its Origins." Oriental Arts, n.s. 1 (1955): 61-68. ) Paired stirrups were first recorded in the 4th Century AD on a Chinese pottery horse and a stirrup has been found in a 4th Century Chinese g…
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