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2 unusual facts about McClellan saddle


McClellan saddle

The US Army did approve a saddle of the English saddle type prior to WWI for officers, and after the war approved another, with the adoption of the Philip's saddle for officers.

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At least some were sold to the Dominion forces in the Boer War, and the North-West Mounted Police in Canada obtained at least a few for test purposes.



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