Download or read book Confederate, US and Other Civil War Used Spurs written by Bob Baird and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The late Howard Crouch did the groundbreaking work on American spurs in his book, Historic American Spurs, which, until now, represented the only available reference on such spurs. Confederate, US and Other Civil War Used Spurs now takes Crouch's work to the next level in its examination of Civil War era used spurs. Features of spurs, such as buckles, rowels, strap plates, file and sanding marks will help you distinguish between Civil War era spurs and post-war lookalikes. Confederate spurs are emphasized and Crouch's classification system of CS 1, CS 2 and so on is continued and new spurs that are identified as Confederate are included. Private Purchase or Civilian spurs of the Civil War and earlier periods are examined as many of these were also worn into battle. US spurs are also examined with an emphasis on unusual variations of the standard US Model 1859, as well as officers Eagle and Dolphin spurs. 8.5 x 5.5 size and approximately 135 pages. All photos are in color and several examples of each type spur are shown, as appropriate.