compound Report post Posted August 20, 2015 Hi all I would like to know some infos about this saddle. I discovered it in hipologic museum in our country. Unfortunately , i have not Visalia catalogues for better identification of model and age. Chaps and spurs included in this set Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruce johnson Report post Posted August 21, 2015 If you can get me the serial number on the back of the cantle I'll forward it to a guy who can probably pin it down a lot more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
compound Report post Posted August 21, 2015 (edited) Great news for me Bruce Saddle number: 30451 Chaps number:30452B I posted this other post some timeago for next identification of another Visalia saddle with 6970 number : If i may ask Thank you very much Martin Edited August 21, 2015 by compound Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruce johnson Report post Posted August 23, 2015 I heard back from him -Bruce,Lower number is WW1 era, larger number is about 1930. Obviously 30451 and 30452 are sequential. The B at the end of the number indicates a multiple order, in this case 2 or more pairs of chaps. When a number of trophy saddles were ordered by a rodeo committee, for example, they were given one serial number and A,B, C etc. Chaps had the serial number on the inside of the belt, usually on both sides in the 30s and later. Earlier, WW1 era, the maker's stamps with serial numbers were on the outside front of the belts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
compound Report post Posted September 3, 2015 Thank You, Bruce!. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites