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HEAVYMETALNUT
09-30-2011, 05:49 AM
Talking to Dan on the phone he mentioned cooking the spur.so after hanging up I decided to dig out my AC adapter.been 2 years since I fried anything so,I went to town on it.I'm no pro but it looks a little bit better now. I was hoping the spur buckle would stay attached as I think it's kinda cool how they fused together laying next to eachother for over 200 years.
before pics
HEAVYMETALNUT
09-30-2011, 05:53 AM
during the process.changed dirty water and snapped a couple pics
HEAVYMETALNUT
09-30-2011, 05:55 AM
I burnt out my AC adapter but here's the end results
del
09-30-2011, 06:14 AM
big improvement Dave |:cheering: it looks as if the small buckle was on a hinge so it moved more freely . and i believe its a right footed spur.
JTGOLD
09-30-2011, 09:24 AM
looks real nice after most of the crud is gone,good job.
Ill Digger
09-30-2011, 03:13 PM
Oh cool! :yes: When reading the lead up I thought that the buckle came off.
Cool! :cool: It stayed together! :clapping: thumbsup01
Looks alot better! It'll make a great addition to one of your display cases :yes: :cool:
HEAVYMETALNUT
09-30-2011, 05:29 PM
big improvement Dave |:cheering: it looks as if the small buckle was on a hinge so it moved more freely . and i believe its a right footed spur.

thanks Dan,a little confused about the hinge thing but what do you think is the age based on buckle style?
OxShoeDrew
09-30-2011, 05:34 PM
Dave, did they have special boots that went with spurs like that? Or could that buckle be attached to any boot/shoe? Nice job.
HEAVYMETALNUT
10-01-2011, 07:40 AM
Dave, did they have special boots that went with spurs like that? Or could that buckle be attached to any boot/shoe? Nice job.

I'm not sure on the boot style or if specialty boots were worn :thinkingabout: