Studebaker saddle

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Jerry

Hi there every body .I am new to this forum ,so please be gentle with me ;)
I have What i would say is a UP Pattern Saddle .It has a stamp on the leather saying Studebaker 1914 ? I have tried researching Studebaker and from what i can gather they made Lots on contract for the British war office ..
Now . what i knead is a picture of said saddle in its original form as this one has had a few alterations over the years Including having some Aussy Stock flaps tacked on to it and i dont know what else ...I am familiar with the UPs Both the fixed and the swivel ..I have a very old Swivel myself that i restored last year .If i could find out more about this Studebaker saddle ,I would love to restore it back to its origination form But alas i have hit a brick wall as no one i know yet knows anything about them ..
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Last edited by Jerry on Sat Apr 05, 2014 7:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Larry Emrick
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HI Jerry:
It's pretty hard to tell whether or not it would be worth trying to restore your saddle but you have a big project because of the extent of the modifications, and when you finish, at best, you will have a saddle marred by old needle holes from where you have removed the add-ons. More photos, particularly of the underside, and girth rigging would help, Sadly, these saddles are not worth much more than a few hundred dollars in complete, untampered, rideable condition.
I would say enjoy what you have and if you want a UP watch Ebay because they do appear fairly frequently.
Good Luck whatever you decide to do.
Larry
Jerry

Thanks Larry .I have been debating with myself for a long time about the worthability of this saddle ..If there is better examples still around ,then hey ,it time for it to be used and abused :) Cheers :)
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