Last hunt finds a rare stirrup

[gsxraddict]

We found it at a site where we found confederate cavalry relics in the past.

Georgia stamped on the stirrup.

The R is missing beause they ran out of room, but this has been seen before on state stamped stirrups.

This is only the 3rd I know of or have ever heard about, so if anyone has seen anymore please tell me.

 

[djackson7348]

Congrats. Heck of a find.

 

[villagenut]

Very nice....... i like that spelling

 

[Randy Combs]

awesome

 

[CRUSADER]

Why is there no 'R' in Geo[r]gia?

 

[ajaj]

Seems odd that the “R” would be omitted. And the “G’s” look like “C’s”. Time to research.

aj

 

[Worm-Slicer]

That is an amazing find. I've heard f the state stamped stirrups. My brother told me about some in an identification book he has. I'll ask him about the misspellings and all. I hoped to find one with a state stamping at the Kentucky cavalry camp I found, but so far all was just plain, iron stirrups and broken pieces of those. These have got to be super-rare as I've never seen one posted dug anywhere.

 

[gsxraddict]

Here is a North Carolina one. The photo is small, but it's all I can find. You can tell it's the exact same stirrup.
http://confederatesaddles.com/2008/...-stirrups-and-other-common-war-time-patterns/

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice relic find, congrats!

 

[xcopperstax]

Looks like a once in a lifetime type civil war find! Congrats on it!!!!

 

[Iron Buzz]

Why is there no 'R' in Geo[r]gia?

Have you ever heard how a Georgian pronounces their state? Geo-jia.