Modern Spurs 73 



ease. At the time of the Crimean War the British Cavalry 

 were equipped with spurs, as shown on Plate 44, Fig. 2. 

 The sides were a little broader than those of the present day, 

 and the neck was one and three-quarter inches, without the 

 rowel-box, and was nearly straight, but slightly curved down- 

 wards. It had a many-pointed rowel, the points of which 

 protruded from the rowel-box rather more than those of the 

 present day. The whole of the cavalry of the line wore spurs 

 of this pattern, with the exception of the 4th Hussars, who 

 at that time wore swan-necked spurs. 



The Household Cavalry have always worn jack spurs, and 

 the pattern has not changed for many years. The Life 

 Guards' spurs are as shown on Plate 45, Fig. i, while the 

 Horse Guards have always had a slightly different pattern. 

 In these swan-necked spurs it may be observed that, although 

 the neck is directed upwards for the greater part of its length, 

 the rowel-box is directed downwards. 



The spur figured on Plate 45, Fig. 2, is an officer's dress 

 spur, and is about the date 1840. Each regiment had then 

 a particular pattern of its own, and the dress spurs were then, 

 and for some years after, usually gilt ; all these have now 

 been done away with in the Army. But the spur shown is 

 very similar to those worn by Court officials at the present 

 day. When boots and breeches were introduced as the 

 uniform for the Cavalry of the British Army, a change became 

 necessary in the spur, and after various changes the present 

 form was arrived at. 



The officers' spurs are at present, when mounted, as figured 



