United States Army Cavalry Combat Spurs Order of the Spur Gold Plated w/Straps

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United States Army Cavalry Combat Spurs Order of the Spur Gold Plated w/Straps:
$34.99

Regulation United States Army Cavalry Combat Spur (Pair) Gold Plated with black straps. (Worn with or without straps on boots or dress shoes)

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Combat Spurs are proudly worn by active, retired, and prior service personnel at all military functions and civilian remembrance activities

The Order of the Spur is aCavalry tradition within the United States Army as gold spurs are awarded toSoldiers for having served during combat as a member of, or with, a Cavalryunit. The spurs are to be worn with the military uniform during Regimentalceremonies and events or as designated by the Cavalry unit commander. Withinthe tradition, gold spurs hold a similar relationship for the cavalry as theCombat Infantry Badge in the U.S. Army Infantry.

The tradition of having to\"earn your spurs\" reaches back to the beginning of the cavalry. Whengreen Troopers first arrived at their new cavalry assignments they wereassigned a horse with a shaved tail. This led to the nickname \"ShaveTail\" for newly assigned, spur-less Soldiers. These new Troopers were inneed of extensive training, especially in the area of swordsmanship from atop ahorse. The horse with a shaved tail was given extra space in which to operatesince its rider was marked as an amateur. During this phase of training, theTroopers were not allowed to wear spurs because this would only serve tocompound their problems. Only when they were able to prove their ability toperform with their horse and saber were they awarded spurs.

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