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Thoughts on identifying this one?
Jeff
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Thoughts on identifying this one?
Jeff[I][SIZE=3]Jeff Gibson[/SIZE][/I]
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Re: What kind of saddle is ths?
I'm thinking some sort of civilian wagon saddle , other than the rounded skirts. I don't see any sort of coat strap attachments that would be more common on military, IMHO.
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Re: What kind of saddle is ths?
Initally it reminds me of a British Artillery saddle (see my Mounted Images III folder on my profile page, posted for this thread only), but I'm not sure... Pat may be right, it could be a wagon saddle with cut down skirts, although I've not ever seen a center seam wagon saddle before. TEH[B][FONT="Book Antiqua"][SIZE="4"][I]Zack Ziarnek[/I][/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
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"Look back at our struggle for Freedom, Trace our present day's strength to its source, And you'll find that this country's pathway to glory, Is strewn with the bones of the horse." AnonymousComment
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Re: What kind of saddle is ths?
From my opinion I agree with Zack. It likely "is what it says it is" or at least, very close. Given its small seat, leather cut, brass overlay and hardware I believe it to be an artillery valise saddle of some kind but I do not believe it is the 1832 pattern or, at least not one made way back at that time. Too nice. Maybe its a post war American militia, British, European or (?) whatever. I do not know. Just my thoughts. Maybe someone more versed than I in the broader spectrum of all 19th and 20th century artillery/military saddles can comment?
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