“Is that original and do you own it?”
God no, wish I did ... JEB Stuart’s hat ... museum in Richmond.
“All I have is a near-mint US cavalry bit with high port and copper cricket.”
That’s gotta be hard to come by near mint ... wasn’t all cracked and torn up?
I grew up on the road that this sign marks:
Nope.
The bit is so cherry that I used it on my horse [named Rebel, naturally] for *years*.
Wanna see a photo of it?
Gimme a couple.