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1. The St. George's Spur - Frontispiece 



2. Greek Stirrup with Spur attached - - 6 



3. Patagonian Spur 17 



4. Fig. I, Etruscan Spur; Fig. 2, Roman 



Spur --.-.. 20 



5. Figs. I and 2, Bronze Spurs of the time 



of Tiberius ; Fig. 3, Spur found by 

 Dr. Behr in the Russian Baltic 

 Province of Livonia - - - 22 



6. Roman Spurs found at Hod Hill, Han- 



ford, Blandford - - - - 23 



7. Spur taken from Zschille and Forrer - 24 



8. Figs. I and 2, Tenth-century Spurs - 25 



9. Fig. I, Prick Spur, iron ; Fig. 2, Prick 



Spur, brass 26 



10. Fig. I, Spur of the Eleventh and Twelfth 



Centuries; Fig. 2, Brass Spur - - 28 



11. Fig. I, Eleventh-century Spur; Fig. 2, 



Bronze Spur, dug up in Lothbury - 31 



12. Spurs of the Earls of Essex and 



Pembroke and Baron de Ros - - 32 



13. Thirteenth-century Spurs - - - 33 



14. Thirteenth-century Spurs - - - 33 



15. Spur from tomb in Westminster Abbey 



of John of Eltham, son of Edward H. 34 



16. Fourteenth-century Spurs - - - 37 



17. Spurs, A.D. 1370 to 1410 - - - 38 

 .18. Spurs from the Brasses of Sir John Lysle 



and Sir Henry Gray - - - 39 



19. The popular Spur at the battle of 



Agincourt 40 



20. Fig. I, Spur found on the site of the 



battle of Towton ; Fig. 2, mid- 

 Fifteenth or latter half of Fourteenth 

 Century Spur 41 



21. Fig. I, Spur used in the days of horse 



armour ; Fig. 2, Iron Spur, latter half 



of Fifteenth Century - - - 43 



22. Spur, latter half of Fifteenth Century - 44 



23. Spurs, late Fifteenth Century - - 45 



24. Spur found on the site of the battle of 



Barnet 47 



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25. Sixteenth-century Spur - - - 48 



26. Late Sixteenth-century Spur - - 48 



27. Large Rowel Spur - - - - 49 



28. Large Rowel Spur - - - - 49 

 29- Fig- I, probably Sixteenth-century Spur ; 



Fig. 2, late Tudor Spur - - - 49 



29A. Sixteenth-century Spur, usual type - 50 



30. Spurs, A.D. 1600 to 1650 - - - 51 



31. Spur, A.D. 1600 to 1630 - - - 53 



32. Seventeenth-century Spur - - - 53 



33. Cavalier Spur, with Jingle - - - 54 



34. Fig. I, Hinged Spur; Fig. 2, Spur for 



Bucket Boot 56 



35. Mexican Spur 57 



36. Moorish Spur, Iron, damascened with 



Silver ------ 58 



36A. Fig. I, Gilded Ornamental Spur; Fig. 2, 



Iron Spur 60 



37. Fig. 1, German Spur ; Fig. 2, an ancestor 



of the Box Spur - - - - 63 



38. Iron Spur 65 



39. Ornamental Heel-plate attached to two 



Sole-plates 66 



40. Iron Spur 66 



41. Gilt Iron Spur 67 



42. Three-necked Iron Spur, German, 



seventeenth century - - - 68 

 42A. Five-necked Iron Spur, German, seven- 

 teenth century - - - - 69 



43. Fig. I, Hunting Spur, period George II.; 



Fig. 2, Modern Hunting Spur - - 71 



44. Fig. I, Brass Spur, period of Waterloo; 



Fig. 2, Spur worn at the time of the 

 Crimean War by the British Cavalry 

 (except the 4th Hussars) and the 

 Household Brigade - - - 72 



45. Fig. I, Life Guard's Spur, present 



pattern; Fig. 2, Officer's Dress Spur 

 (about 1840) - - - - - 73 



46. Fig. I, Officer's Spur, mounted (1890) ; 



Fig. 2,Trooper's Spur, modern pattern 74 



47. Dismounted Spur - - - - 74 



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