This sturdy spur is like Howard Crouch’s (1998) CS4, which he notes as uncommon and resembling some western theatre spurs, but set apart by its heavy, rounded body, and known from finds in “the area of W.H.F. Rooney’s cavalry screen line on the Rappahannock River line during the Spring of 1863.”

As with that example, the neck is arched, but has flat sides; the strap slots are rectangular; and, the forward edges of the strap plates are beveled. Like his example, the spur was smoothly finished, though in this case we note the joint under the neck was not completely finished off and shows both file marks and what seems to have been a rivet holding the neck on the pattern used for the mold.

This is a very good example of a classic Confederate cavalry spur, missing just its rowel and showing a small recessed spot on the right of the neck, likely a small casting flaw, no bends or cracks, and a nice, uniform, untouched patina. Crouch noted that whoever designed it did so with the idea of making it unbreakable. We would add it is likely an early to mid-war product, made before shortages of brass and other raw materials really became a problem. Confederate cavalry dominated their northern counterparts for the first two years of the war and cavalry as a branch of service has always had romantic associations. This would make a good addition to a cavalry display or study collection.  [sr] [ph:L]

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