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Old 9th November 2010, 02:43 AM   #23
Nagawarrior
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Your spur is from Chili.
I own Tim's spurs now.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=62985
I did research and contacted Abel A. Domenech.
Mr. Domenech says definitely Chilean.
Search Chilean spurs and you will find many examples.
Hope this helps.
Love my spurs. They are awesome and go well with my Gaucho display.
Best,
Stephen*

P.S. They are called something like cry babies or something like that because of the sound they make when walking. I forget the spanish word for it.

P.S.S. Here is his response;
"Dear Stephen:
Thank you so much for your kind message and comments about my article.
You got a very nice pair of spurs indeed!.
This type is known here as "lloronas" (something like "criers" or "which make cry") may be due to the metallic sound they do when walking while wearing them associated with the sound of a human crying.
Actually, this type of big roundel spiked spurs were much popular in Chile, our neighbour Country, just crossing the cordillera of Andes (mountain chain).
Iīm not an speciallist of spurs, but I bet these spurs of yours, are of Chilean make, and most probably of XIX C.
They usually have silver inclussions on the "frame", which I canīt see well in your picture.
Also, they are sometimes marked with the name of the silversmith who made them, and this detail is dessirable in any piece of silverware or gaucho item.
Hope this little information is of interest to you, and I wish you enjoy very much these nice spurs.
Thank you again, and receive my cordial regards,"

Abel D.

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