Original Civil War Cavalry Horse Bit with both brass "US" bosses (SOLD)

This is another nice item being offered, it is a regulation Civil War Cavalry Horse Bridle Bit. It measures 9” x 5 ½” with the rarer high port and both of the original “US” brass bosses. There is a near exact example of this bit in "Horse Equipment of the Civil War", by Howard Crouch (see pictures).

It is about as nice as a Civil War horse bit which you will come across. There are no cracks, breaks, or repairs, and seldom you find them in this condition. This is not a surplus piece, but one which obviously was used during the war. It would go great in any Cavalry or Civil War collection.