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US Cavalry 1860 No 2 Horse Bit Custer Battlefield

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 300.00 USD
US Cavalry 1860 No 2 Horse Bit Custer Battlefield
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This is a U.S. Cavalry No. 2 Horse Bit made by Yale & Towne from circa 1860’s. The piece was recovered near Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan in 1966 and is believed to be a Little Bighorn Custer’s Battlefield piece. Many of Custer's horses, rifles, handguns, and saddles were brought north by Sioux in December 1876 when Sitting Bull fled across the border into Canada. The original owner included a tag which reads, "Red Lodge Mont. May 6, 1967 Old Cavalry bit given to me by Leo Bunch H. Buining." The piece is an excellent Civil War and Indian Wars era horse bit. The bit measures 6 1/8"x7". Bit hallmarks not visible.