Rare Antique Nail-Studded Dog Collar+Harness to Protect DOGS Tracking Fugitives

Description

A VERY RARE ANTIQUE HANDCRAFTED LEATHER and CANVAS NAIL STUDDED COLLAR WORN to protect DOGS from being attacked by THE FUGITIVES THEY WERE TRACKING. THE COLLAR (ADJACENT PIECE WHICH SOMEHOW WAS A PART OF THIS RIG) ARE FITTED WITH 2" NAILS. THE COLLAR MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 7" X 5" X 3" WIDE.  I GUESS WE ALMOST might CALL THIS A WORK OF FOLK ART AS IT CERTAINLY WAS HANDMADE--THERE ARE NO MARKINGS TO INDICATE WHEN AND WHERE.  IT IS MOST UNUSUAL AND AS YOU CAN SEE IT IS WAY BEYOND IT'S AGE AS A USEFUL COLLAR and HARNESS--I OFFER IT AS A CURIOSITY.
(Thanks to Great American Circus Sideshows for steering US in the right direction on identifying this oddity which should have been on Ripleys Believe it or not.)
.95 INSURED USA PRIORITY SHIPPING.