This bit is made for administering medicines to horses ( or possibly other animals).
It has a hollow mouthpiece with four holes along one side.
One end unscrews so that it can be filled with a paste. A plunger passes through the cap of this open end.
The bit has a thin loop at each end - presumably to attach to a headstall. There are also short bars - possibly to stop it being pulled through the mouth ? It is very well made in stainless steel but there are no maker's stamps or marks
I have not been able to find this bit design in any texts but there are a couple of expired US patents that look similar, it may have been a prototype
Dimensions : Total length 6" (15.2cm) Weight : 391g (13¾oz)
