Mike Craw Posted January 5, 2010 Report Posted January 5, 2010 Hey Guys! A fellow I work with brought this saddle back from his Mom's house in NC when he was there for the Holidays. It appears to be a McClellan tree with military fenders. The close-up is the stamp on each fender. The seat is different than any McClellan I have ever seen. It's a one-piece with holes punched down the center rather than being open. Do you all think this is a specific model of military saddle, or has somebody re-covered a McClellan tree? I have a close-up of the seat, but I can't load it because (I guess) it exceeds the size limits. I'll post it in a seperate post. Thanks for any guidance you might be able to give me. Mike Quote
Mike Craw Posted January 5, 2010 Author Report Posted January 5, 2010 Here's the seat... And the underside... So, what do you old saddle experts (that's experts in old saddles...) think? Mike Quote
Members LindaF Posted January 31, 2010 Members Report Posted January 31, 2010 So, what do you old saddle experts (that's experts in old saddles...) think? Mike The US military had a lot of trees left over as surplus as they phased out using horses in general & these saddles in particular. Many were sold off as surplus. I suspect that this is the case with your saddle. Thaks for sharing neat pics! Linda Quote
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