Bits

This bit belonged to Pavlova’s father who was a Cossack. (Cossacks are of Turku-Tartaric origin. The name Cossack comes from the word Quasar meaning adventurer or vagabond or predatory horseman in popular Russian it acquired the meaning or a free man and later specifically a warrior or a soldier. Quote from Russian Hussar, A Story

This bit dates from the Achaemenid period (539-331 BC) in Persia and was found in Persepolis. It is made of bronze. The rowled mouth piece is identical to the bit purchased in Islamabad. This must have been capable of tearing a horse’s mouth when pulled. The rowles would have spun round. They are long since