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I found the following references to replacements for the Model 1912 saddle today in The Army and Navy Register : March 11, 1916, p. 334: Cavalry Equipment Problems The board of cavalry officers in session at the Rock Island Arsenal for a general consideration of the model 1912 cavalry equipment has...

Phillip,
If I remember correctly, I think perhaps Ken McPheeters and Stephen Dorsey had attempted to locate them for their saddle book. I don't think they were successful though. So many of this type record has been misplaced.
Rick

Oh, absolutely. That's what this board was all about. It had been known for years that although a good saddle, the McClellan had major faults as a field saddle to be overcome. A replacement had been found (the M1912), but was also found to be lacking and the search continued...a search that had a de...

Thanks for posting this interesting information, Phillip. General Pershing was VERY adamant about his poor opinion of the M1912 saddles. I have to agree with him about his first impression that the seat of the saddle was noticably very high off the horse's back. That is plain to see. It must have be...

Thanks, Pat!
RT

Thanks, Tom. I will have to dig out my copy of Carter's.
As you can see in the close up shots of the upper part of my bridle, the buckles do have a slightly rounded appearance to their top side.
Rick

No Couvi. These were made in russet leather. The photos are pretty dark and this bridle is now the chocolate color that russet turns.
Rick

Tom, I don't have the results of the field trials of the M1906 Experimental Bridles. I have a copy of the arsenal drawings of them and surprisingly, they are listed as part of the polo equipments. The bridoon headstall is shown separately from the curb headstall, and together, they form the M1906 Br...

Thanks, George. Yes, it is a sick feeling when a piece breaks off. It is even more disheartening when it breaks when trying to protect it. I am really looking forward to being able to use the new silicone preservation treatments. I seem to have more trouble with the post 1900 items than the CW and I...

Joe, This particular bridoon is marked RIA, NS, and is dated 1914. These later dates that appear with these dates are a bit of a quandry. I think it is because they were listed as part of the polo equipments, too, and I wonder if they were made upon request for that purpose. Just my speculation, of ...

Thanks for posting these, Pat. This is a rather rare M1906 Experimental Bridle, and I thought some of you would enjoy seeing some views of it. First off, these are not the correct reins that go with this particular type bridle, but I put them on just to get the look of a complete bridle. The correct...

Very nice, Ray.
Rick

Couvi the psot between Sill and Supply was probably "Cantonment on the North Fork of the Canadian River." This post was placed in the middle of the Cheyenne-Arapaho reservation after the Dull Knife breakout. Originally designed as a six company post, full funding was never allocated for it...

Bob, I have spent several days and nights on the sight of Soldier Springs. A very interesting place to see and learn about. It is also the site of a Spanish gold mine. Many artifacts from that mine have been found on the site and during the battle, an ancient Spanish lance was captured from the Coma...

Slim, I see we forgot to answer your question re: canteens in WW2. Two versions of canteens were used by cavalry during this period. The Model 1917 mounted canteen cover with the leather strap around the perimeter and the snap to suspend it from a pommel or cantle ring was used throughout this perio...

Bassets are like that. Boston Terriers are more detail oriented, though.

Ken, Isn't that the M1917 canteen? The canteen used with the M1912 outfit was the standard M1910 as described in the Ordnance Memo when packed into the pommel pocket. I, too, have seen the canteen covers dated that late. I always thought it a curiosity, but after twenty years, the surplus stock must...

Interesting. They are rare enough that one doesn't get a chance to examine very many of them. I had not seen one marked that was JQMD manufacture although it made sense that there were some out there. Many items of older pattern were available for purchase by officers from JQMD throughout its histor...

A nice photo of Chief of Cavalry, Guy Henry, mounted, and using M1916 stirrups can be found supplied by Phillip S. in the "grooming" thread on this forum.
Best,
Rick Throckmorton

Tom, No serious information to add to what Stephen has told you. As he has written in his book, the arsenal made ones were produced at Rock Island Arsenal and are marked with a "U.S.", "N.S." and "R.I.A.", and appear to have been undated. That they are undated is a litt...