Hey everyone,
I just purchased this saddle at an auction and the owner came up and mentioned that it used to be a RCMP, or maybe it was a NWMP saddle. It's been at his farm since he was a kid.
From what I could grab off it - the saddle bags and skirting has FA MEANEA Cheyenne stamped on the back, and the front of the skirting has 181 on it. Fairly large font.
On the back of the cantle there looks like a "HAIJ...." or something knifed in or burned into the back -I'm guessing the owners name. A heap of tooling and a nice saddle, despite the wear and tear and lack of care.
The front of the cantle has a stamp (which is supposed to be the RCMP stamp (or NWMP)).
Any help? I googled FA MEANEA and found a lot of nice rigs and leatherwork - not much else.
Thanks for any input.
