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    • The Ringgold Military Saddle
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    • US Horse Equipment Trials in 1850s
      • The Campbell Military Saddle
      • Jones and Hope Saddles – The Also-Rans
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      • Col. Henry Knox Craig and ‘The McClellan Saddle’
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Grimsley’s Dragoon, or Military Saddle-Tree

December 17, 2022December 20, 2022 Todd H.Grimsley, History

As found in Volume 1 of The Western journal, of agriculture, manufactures, mechanic arts, internal improvement, commerce, and general literature, 1848.  This brief outline contained much of the pertinent information about Thornton Grimsley’s dragoon saddle, it’s adoption by the US […]

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Origin of the McClellan Pattern Military Saddles

January 17, 2022May 2, 2022 Todd H.Material Culture

A quick and easy collection of the various articles posted here, concerning the development of the first McClellan pattern military saddle.  It’s a complex history, and this will help in following the process: Horse Equipment Trials of the 1850s – how […]

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The First McClellan Saddle – Pattern of 1857

April 20, 2020May 3, 2022 Todd H.Material Culture

The complex and convoluted history of the development of the first McClellan military saddle has been covered in a previous article, so we now look a detailed look at the first widely issued example of that process, the 1857 Trial […]

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US Stirrups – 20th Century Metal

March 19, 2020July 22, 2022 Todd H.Material Culture

In this article, we look at regulation US military metal stirrups of the 20th century.  Stirrups are one of those small details in horse equipment that perform a vital function, and yet can take on so many interesting and curious […]

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1851 US Regulation Blanket 

March 10, 2020May 3, 2022 Todd H.Material Culture

In the Summer 1984 edition of Military Collector & Historian magazine, there was a wonderful article by Frederick C. Gaede about the US blankets that were in the “Danish Exchange” collection at the War Museum (Krigsmuseet), in Copenhagen, Denmark. The […]

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  • Grimsley’s Dragoon, or Military Saddle-Tree
  • Origin of the McClellan Pattern Military Saddles
  • The First McClellan Saddle – Pattern of 1857
  • US Stirrups – 20th Century Metal
  • 1851 US Regulation Blanket 
  • L’inspiration de l’Europe
  • Civil War Saddle Tree Maker Plates
  • Campbell vs. McClellan
  • US Civil War Federal Ranger Saddle
  • Civil War McClellan Pommel Shields
  • Major Samuel Ringgold – Hero of Palo Alto
The Military Horse
  • A Collection of US Cavalry Distinctive Unit Insignia
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  • Laidley Cavalry Forge Harness
  • McClellan letter of proposal, 3 Oct 1856
  • McClellan letter to Chief of Ordnance Henry Craig, 25 Dec 1856
  • McClellan letter to Ordnance Dept 23 Dec 1856
  • Online References
  • The McClellan Military Saddle
  • THE PHILLIPS PACK SADDLE – MODEL 1924
  • The Ringgold Military Saddle
  • The US Dragoon Saddle of 1833 & Related Equipments
  • US Horse Equipment Trials in 1850s
  • US Pattern of 1841 Horse Equipments
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