This is a fabulous silver double mounted spurs attributed by Elihu Granville “Granny” Martin (1895-1991) dating to circa 1930’s. “Granny” Martin, born in San Diego in 1895 as Elihu Granville Martin, began working ranches as early as fifteen where he learned blacksmithing along with bit and spur making. Granny used a classic vaquero style including significant amounts of inlay, overlay and engraving. In addition to spurs and bits, Granny made saddles, braided riatas as well as cattle ranching till the day he died at age 96.
These spurs show a drop shank with large eight-point rowels, mounted on both sides with both inlaid and overlaid domed concha / concho’s. The set shows amazing hand and rocker engraving. The silver mounting extends beyond both sides of the spurs and along the top the body, atop the shank as well as on both sides of the shank. The spurs have the original tooled leather spur straps with two large domed silver scalloped edge concha / conchos with amazing engraving. Truly an amazing set of California three dome / triple dome silver double mounted spurs with early age. Some of the Granny spurs were listed in Phillips and Gutierrez catalog and they have been published in "Bits and Spur Makers in the Vaquero Tradition" by Ned and Jody Martin. The spur is approx.. 7 7/8”L from the end of the rowel to back of the spur, rowels are each 2.75” diameter and the shank without rowel is 3”L. The spur straps are about 11.25”L by 3.5”W and the conchos are about 1 7/8” diameter each.