A catalog of the antiquities and works of art, exhibited at Ironmongers' Hall, London, in the month of May, 1861 (1869)
London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, French, George Russell, 1803-1881, London (England). Ironmongers' Company · [S.l. : s.n.] · leaf 230
\ inches in diameter, with thirty-three points. We read that the Mexicannobles of former days were proud of wearing large gold spurs, not only at places of publicresort, but even at the cathedral. These interesting spurs were presented to Mr. Wills by aneminent Mexican merchant, who regarded them… … appear at the carriage win-dows of the owners, duringtheir tedious and dangerousjourneys to and from Londonto attend the Court. Theirconstruction differs from otherguns, by the touch-hole beingin the centre of the barrel,and consequently having nobreech. Such a weapon wasquite as likely to injure…
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