15" McClellan Cavalry Saddle

This is a vintage, rare 15" McClellan Cavalry Saddle. Use it for reenactments, put it on display or ride in it. It is safe, sturdy and ready be used. There is a plate that says 12" Seat, but it measures a 15". Comes with latigos, and a rope cinch. 

Seat: 15" (stamped 12")

Tree: SQHB

Gullet 6

Consignor 3875

More info on  McClellan Cavalry Saddle :

1904 McClellan U.S. Calvary Saddle. The saddle features a wonderfully and professionally crafted wood and leather construction with the iconic McClellan traditional design to the saddle. It has a dark brown to black coloration to the leather and shows brass adornments with rings located on the back of the high back seat. There is also a brass plaque on the inside front of the swells of the saddle that reads: "12 INCH SEAT". The McClellan saddle was a riding saddle designed by George B. McClellan, after his tour of Europe as the member of a military commission charged with studying the latest developments in engineer and cavalry forces including field equipment. Based on his observations, McClellan proposed a design that was adopted by the Army in 1859. The design was based on the Spanish tree saddles which were in wide use in the United States at the time, and had also seen US Army use. The McClellan saddle was a success and continued in use in various forms until the US Army's last horse cavalry and horse artillery was dismounted late in World War II.