Thread: Old Horse Strops

i have a Question.
There aremany old strops.It is often Horse on it.
are these strops ok? Or is there shit. so the quality form the leather.
There used to be so many horses.

Originally Posted by strawinski

i have a Question.
There aremany old strops.It is often Horse on it.
are these strops ok? Or is there shit. so the quality form the leather.
There used to be so many horses.

So are you asking if horse leather strops are good OR are you asking about a particular brand that uses a horse as the logo?

on the strops is always "Horse"

Hard to say for sure with such a general question, but there were some very high quality strops made from horse leather. Horse leather can be very nice indeed.

thanks.....

If it's just a logo of a horse it doesn't mean it is horse. I know it makes no sense but that's the way it is.

If it is one of these,never part with it.Is a very fine strop.

Horse hide is a good substance for a strop. Some like it better than cowhide, A.K.A. latigo, some don't. Latigo tends to have more draw (resistance). I like horse best. If I understand it correctly there is also 'shell' A.K.A. shell cordovan. This is taken from a particular area of the horse's buttocks. A strip of musculature that is extremely tough and resilient. As TBS said, some marked horse aren't and some that aren't so marked are. A great example being Certifyd's top of the line 'Red Imp.' It is shell but not marked as such. They do specify it in their catalog from way back when. One or the other is fine ..... if it is in excellent or better condition.

there is always horse shell

Originally Posted by strawinski

there is always horse shell

Shell comes from a horse but unless I'm badly mistaken, all strops made from horse hide are not shell. Shell strops are of a higher quality. I hope someone will correct me if I am wrong. I was wrong once before.