CW Spur???

[ArDirtSlinger]

Found this spur in a public park that a CW battle occured around. It has been broke and repaired for continued use.. Experts Please chime in in. Is this a Texas Confederate spur or post war..Weatern Arkansas is the area

 

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[Can you Dig It]

Looks strikingly similair to these:
CAVALRY SPURS WITH REPLACED ROWELS ? Horse Soldier

 

[dirtlooter]

really nice find

 

[el remolino]

A spur is always a top find in my book. Congrats

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

First, a caution-note. The following info is JUST a "rule-of-thumb"... which means, there are some exceptions to the rule. It's not an "always" rule.

Usually, when a BRASS spur's strapholder has two rectangular slots and the strapholder has a sloping connection to the spur's "arms" (like we see on yours), the spur is Confederate-made. Yankee spurs tend to have a 90-degree junction where the strapholder joins the "arm." To see what I'm talking about, compare that area on the brass spurs in the photos below. Remember, I'm only talking about spurs with two rectangular slots in the strapholder.

I know there is a collectors reference-book on civil war spurs, but I don't own it. Perhaps somebody here knows its title, and can check it to find an exact match for your spur.

 

[VaNana]

I found this one near my sons house on the farm this summer not far from this New York button. Great information.
Great find!

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

VaNana and Corsair48, I did some additional research for you. The collectors' reference-book I mentioned (but could not name) in my previous reply is "Historic American Spurs." It is cited as the reference source at the following webpage, which shows several of the many-many varieties of civil war era Military spurs. (Many Civilian spurs also got used in the war, but collectors do not view those as Military spurs.) Unfortunately, that webpage shows only a few of the varieties of Confederate Military spurs.
Ridgeway Reference Archive  Horse equipment, spurs

VaNana, your spur is a US Cavalry Model-1859 Enlisted-men's spur.

 

[BuckleBoy]

First, a caution-note. The following info is JUST a "rule-of-thumb"... which means, there are some exceptions to the rule. It's not an "always" rule.

Usually, when a BRASS spur's strapholder has two rectangular slots and the strapholder has a sloping connection to the spur's "arms" (like we see on yours), the spur is Confederate-made. Yankee spurs tend to have a 90-degree junction where the strapholder joins the "arm." To see what I'm talking about, compare that area on the brass spurs in the photos below. Remember, I'm only talking about spurs with two rectangular slots in the strapholder.

I know there is a collectors reference-book on civil war spurs, but I don't own it. Perhaps somebody here knows its title, and can check it to find an exact match for your spur.

There are two excellent books on spurs: Historic American Spurs by Howard Crouch, and The American Military Spur by R. Stephen Dorsey.

I recommend owning both.

That said, the spur most closely resembles the one numbered "CS4" in Crouch's book on page 54.

Best Wishes,

Buckles