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These were working tools and there are various dents

I suspect it was removed after manufacture rather than having broken off because it has a smooth finish

This 19th century heavy steel curb bit has fixed curved cheeks

There is one dark mark on the rawhide

Side-Saddle by D.Archer Houblon, 1951 chinese " (Abraham van Diepenbeeck theThis book was first published in 1938, this is the revised edition published by Country Life in 1951. There is a book plate and a name in ink on the inside front cover as well as part of the original dust cover. It has brown cloth boards. It has 52 plates of photographs and chapters on various aspects of sidesaddle riding and side saddles. It is in generally good condition, a previous owner has made a few pen notes in the margins, Dimensions : 10"