An Antique Curb Bit with Segundo Mouthpiece by Long - Bit941 aug24 Dimensions : Length not including

Dimensions : Length not including lash 29" (74cm)Weight 41g (1½oz)

2cm) 6oz (175g)

The port supports a ring that would pass around the horse's lower jaw to act as a curb

There are patent stamps on the mouthpiece and bit rings

There is also a strap on the back with a brass D-ring on each end

An Antique Curb Bit with Segundo Mouthpiece by Long - Bit941 aug24 Dimensions : Length not includingThis antique steel bit has slim straight swinging cheeks which can move through 90 degrees, and a Segundo mouthpiece with a port that narrows at its base. Don Juan de Segundo designed several mouthpieces and described and illustrated them in "A Treatise on the Bitting of Horses", part of Benjamin Latchford's 1885 book, "The Loriner". One cheek of the bit is stamped with a crown & "VR" and the maker's or retailer's stamp "Long". The other cheek is