A single South American spur made of a silver coloured metal, probably alpacca or a similar alloy. Both sides of the spur have feather-like decoration . Each arm of the heel band ends in a hand which holds a ring. One ring of each spur holds a swinging button and a buckle and on the other side there are two swinging buttons. It has an integral circular heelplate The neck of the spur is also decorated. It has a many pointed rowel with a disc on each side. The rowel turns freely and makes a ringing noise with the discs - such spurs are sometimes described as "Lorenas" for this reason. The inside of the spur is a stamped "Garantido".
Dimensions : 7" (18cm) long x 3" (7.5cm)wide, Rowel 1¾" (4.6cm) Weight - approx 8½oz (245g) )
