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Mexican spurs are generally very large rowelled, sometimes leaning towards a simplistic, almonst crude form of ornamentation, depending on how old they are and what part of Mexico they were made in. Many were made with "Pajados, " or "Jingle Bobs," such as this pair hanging near the rowel.
"Buzz Saws," "Gut Hooks," "Cowboy Steel," "Persua-ders," these are some of the colorful descriptions sometimes given to the Cowboy's spurs They were the tools of his trade, his means of earning a living from the back of a horse.
America's romance with the spur began with the Spanish, dating back to its introduction to this Continent by way of the Spanish Conquistador, Hernando Cortez in 1520. At that particular early phase in the spurs' history, the size of the rowel, was measuring an impressive, cut cumbersome, six to eight inches around! However, by the time these spurs were made, the rowel became a reasonable length, these measuring 3". These spurs were hand forged as the metal shows the marks of the Master Spurmaker. Unmarked, they are highly collectable.

$900