Help identifying US Calvary Bit

[Wyo79]

Anyone know the age or how/where to start to find any info on this US Calvary bit ?
Any help would be awesome.

Thanks

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[rcnpthfndr]

im no expert but talking to a friend who is a big civil war buff, thinks its that time period.

 

[titsonritz]

That is extra cool.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

It looks like a 1860's - 1870's era bit to my eye...
Andy

 

[HotRodGuy]

A quick look. I'm going to guess M1859.
Place to start https://www.militaryhorse.org/

 

[Wyo79]

Thanks for all the input. I grew up on a ranch in northern WY and found it in a pile of junk while cleaning out an old barn.
It's one of those once in a lifetime finds.