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18TH CENTURY JAPANESE SAMURAI HORSE BIT.-2

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Japanese Antique
Price: $550.00
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Item Number: 08-616
See Stone figure 151 #5. Forged iron in eight interlocking segments. 9 width extended as used. Heavy side rings with ridged medial crosses. The connecting bars each with chiseled diamond with punched corners. That motif identified the bit to its owner. Split mouthpiece (bit). Quite clean throughout with scattered old raised rusting. Samurai were highly accomplished horseman and horse equipment was considered as important as his armor. Good early 18th century Samurai bit.