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This whole Whitman business is most interesting. US Cavalry Whitmans are pretty scarce, and even more scarce are the bridles. I have owned a civvie Whitman in the past, and presently own two Whitman bridles, neither of which are US military. One has split tapered reins, and a Whitman shaped bit atta...

Actually, Rick, Steffen says that there was quite a bit of experimentation with russet in the late 19th century.

Joe

Y'know, this stupid movie was based on a true story, in the dsame way that so many fradulent ebay "Civil War" saddles are based on real saddles ('04 trees). AND, George, to the kind of folks who would make such a silly film, it might make sense that the country that would take in American ...

Jim: Excellent review, with which I largely agree (and if that isn't a good test for what is excellent, I don't know what is!). I have nothing to add to your survey of the book -- except that the most serious flaw in an otherwise useful but imperfect work is, in my opinion, the treatment of conserva...