Can you help me date this stirrup?

[Iron Buzz]

Found today in Minnesota along an early (1850's or earlier) road. Of course, it may not be from that period... there were farms around and other horse traffic, I'm sure. I was able to find one picture of a very similar design that claimed to be from Gettysburg, but couldn't find enough similar ones to have any real confidence in that.

 

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[ArfieBoy]

Buy it flowers and candy! (Sorry, I just couldn't fight the urge off!) I have no idea how to determine the age of your stirrup. Good luck on getting help. Nice find!

 

[Iron Buzz]

Buy it flowers and candy! (Sorry, I just couldn't fight the urge off!) I have no idea how to determine the age of your stirrup. Good luck on getting help. Nice find!

Yeah, if it hadn't been my own thread, I definitely would have made that same joke. I totally understand that urge.

 

[creskol]

I know that style was around at the time of the Civil War, so it is at least that old.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

My guess would be 1845 - 1870 +/-, nice find!

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!