Skip to content
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum ®
Mark Dahl
Bit & Spur Maker

Mark Dahl

Emeritus Member

About the Artist

Artwork by Mark Dahl

1 of 1

Ring Bit

Bit

$28,000

Buy Now

This bit, which is made of polished and blued cold-rolled steel inlaid and overlaid with sterling silver, has equal leverage because the distance from the fulcrum, which is the bar, to the ring and to the reins is equal. The wide part of the ring is covered with leather, while the entire inside and outside surfaces of the cheeks are engraved either in steel or silver. The mouthpiece is inlaid with copper.

Additional Images

Ring Bit
Ring Bit

Mark Dahl

Deeth, Nevada

(Emeritus Member)
Mark Dahl grew up cowboying in the cattle ranching community of Starr Valley near Deeth, Nevada. He made several pairs of spurs as a young man but received no formal training — relying instead on a working knowledge of cowboy gear. Always fascinated with silver-mounted bits and spurs, Dahl decided to try his hand at silversmithing in 1982. Though beautiful works of art, everything Dahl builds is also functional. He strives to please the senses with his creations.