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LabRat Reg. Nov 2009	Posted 2017-04-18 9:27 PM Subject: Bit stamped with a cross?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 364	I have an old sweet iron ring snaffle (5/8" two-piece) with a tiny Latin cross stamped on the mouthpiece. Does anyone here know who the maker is? It’s a nice snaffle with good weight and is very balanced.
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IRunOnFaith Reg. Dec 2009	Posted 2017-04-19 9:29 AM Subject: RE: Bit stamped with a cross?
Expert Posts: 3815 Location: The best kept secret in TX	LabRat - 2017-04-18 9:27 PM I have an old sweet iron ring snaffle (5/8" two-piece) with a tiny Latin cross stamped on the mouthpiece. Does anyone here know who the maker is? It’s a nice snaffle with good weight and is very balanced. Can you post a picture of the mark?
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LabRat Reg. Nov 2009	Posted 2017-04-19 10:52 AM Subject: RE: Bit stamped with a cross?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 364	When my camera zoomed in it looked more like an anchor than a cross. Which lead me to Google search anchor stamp. I think I answered my own question. North & Judd? This baby is old. (IMAG2362_1.jpg) Attachments ---------------- IMAG2362_1.jpg (75KB - 189 downloads)
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IRunOnFaith Reg. Dec 2009	Posted 2017-04-19 11:19 AM Subject: RE: Bit stamped with a cross?
Expert Posts: 3815 Location: The best kept secret in TX	If it is North and Judd it is very old. However, I don't think it looks much like the anchor maker mark. BUT marks can rub off easily and that may be why you can't really see the bottom of the anchor. North and Judd started in 1832. They supplied bits, spurs, and other hardware to the US Army during the Civil War, the Spanish-American and World War One. They bought out a company known as the Buermann Company in 1926. After that they were pretty much non-existent. If you can find a collector you may get a few hundred for it in the right condition. Retail you're looking at about $50-$100 sold as a working bit to the right customer in the right condition. Edited by IRunOnFaith 2017-04-19 11:22 AM (North And Judd.jpg) Attachments ---------------- North And Judd.jpg (16KB - 204 downloads)
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LabRat Reg. Nov 2009	Posted 2017-04-19 11:33 AM Subject: RE: Bit stamped with a cross?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 364	That is so cool! Thanks so much for the information. I doubt I'd sell it because it's still being put to work. It's heavy and doesn't pinch anywhere. I use it on colts all the time. I talked to my mom and she said she took it off of an old harness set that she received many years ago.
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IRunOnFaith Reg. Dec 2009	Posted 2017-04-19 11:39 AM Subject: RE: Bit stamped with a cross?
Expert Posts: 3815 Location: The best kept secret in TX	LabRat - 2017-04-19 11:33 AM That is so cool! Thanks so much for the information. I doubt I'd sell it because it's still being put to work. It's heavy and doesn't pinch anywhere. I use it on colts all the time. I talked to my mom and she said she took it off of an old harness set that she received many years ago. I wouldn't doubt it. If you are interested in buying more you can find many of them on eBay. Snaffles weren't very popular on riding horses in the army, shanks were used more often than not, but if you did a search on eBay for a harness set you could most likely pull a snaffle bit up by accident. Hope that helps.
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