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Interesting stuff, thanks Pat.

Is it just my impression or are the hay mangers too high? Was that intended,or just ignorance? Nowadays we know that it is bad for the horses back and neck having to lift the head high to feed.

Tom

Guys,

I had this idea of having seen this saddle flap on a US saddle before, but couldn't remember where. The photograph of the berlin horse platoon tack room, brought it all back. If you look at the McClellan at the bottom left corner you will see the "knee pads" on the side flap. We had another ...

Sam Cox wrote:

Sam,

thanks. Looks mighty familiar to me, but I guess it can't be a AS 25. What is it?

Tom

Sam,

thanks for the enlargement. Brian I believe you got it right.

Regards

Tom

Funny to see US soldiers on Aussie Stock Saddles.

Tom

Sam Cox wrote:

Is that saddle way too far on the withers or am I mistaken?

Sam, where do you always find this stuff? It's great!

Tom

Sam Cox wrote:

Company Sgt is a Lt? Things are screwy in the Mountain Battalion

Sam,

as usual excellent pics, thanks! What saddle is this? Looks almost like a German Armeesattel 25 (saddle flap/skirt with rounded padding)?

Tom

Hi Guys,

I have the book by Boniface and find it very good and a wealth of information, based on the knowledge of the time.

The Cavalry Manual by Gen. McClellan is also very interesting. I always believed US Cavalry to be rather Dragoons with no distinction between heavy and light Cavalry, but in ...

Sam Cox wrote:

Hi Guys,

is the horse on the left blind?

Tom

Hi Pat,

yes they were used to find wounded soldiers and lead the medics/handlers to them.

Cheers Tom

Gentlemen,

this is an interesting image and article. Enjoy!

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/Pop ... rainer.jpg

Cheers

Tom

Pat,

I advise you not to do that! There is a dubious lawyer involved as well !

Cheers

Tom

I got a DVD called "Wyoming", where the Cavalry use a Gattling gun against a group of renegade Indians near Casper in the 1890's.

Tom

I seem to live on coffee and a decent brew (cup of tea)! The bundu method of making coffee: boil the water and chuck heaps of ground coffee in, while it is still boiling. As soon as the foamy and most delicious liquid comes out of the pot, take it off the fire and drop a glowing piece of charcoal in ...

Yep,

have a nice thanksgiving guys!

Tom

Pat,

I couldn't tell by the uniforms and equipment being used, because most tack was used in the first years by the Reichswehr as well), but the second bloke from the left is sporting a "Kaiser Wilhelm" moustache, a thing I believe was not permitted in the Reichswehr for political reasons. But this ...

Gentlemen,

I found a couple of AS 25´s in a barn, plus a hungarian cavalry saddle. As soon as the saddle is back from my saddler to fix some stitching, I´ll send some photos again. It looks as if the saddle was manufactured after 1943, because the saddle flaps are fixed by one screw only and there ...

Pat,

I watched the movie by accident a few weeks ago and enjoyed it very much. I'd recomend it too.

Tom

Tom,

the near side Dee was also used to attach the LMG 13 adn various other equipment, but initially it was used to attach the sabre to it.

Pat,

I tried to contact the dealer to get some more information on the saddle, but so far I unsuccessful. The markings are protected by the seat cover, I ...

Interesting stuff, thanks for posting!

Tom