Parts Of Saddles And Their Advents

[hh1302]

Am toying with the idea of buidling a "new old" saddle, and am doing some online research. There are some things I can't find answers to, and if I do this, I'm going to want to do it "all the way" authentic, with the exception, of course of needing bars to fit my horses.

So, these are things I'm wondering about. I've seen it reported that the Cheyenne roll came about in 1874. Can anyone confirm this?

Direct quote from a site: "Sheepskin first started appearing on western saddles around 1880" Is this accurate?

And how early were rivets used on saddles? I've seen pictures of some antiques that have them, but could the rivets be a later repair?

Sorry if these are strange questions, but I've got the basic half-seat, Sam Stagg rigging, etc. figured out. But really want to be able to specifically place its time period.

Thanks for any help.

Hugh