Antique Vintage 1879 U.S. Cavalry Whitman Horse Saddle McClellan

Antique Vintage 1879 U.S. Cavalry Whitman Horse Saddle McClellan

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Antique Vintage 1879 U.S. Cavalry Whitman Horse Saddle McClellan:
$200.00

Original Experimental Antique Vintage

United States Cavalry

Whitman Horse Saddle

California Type

Circa 1879:

Own a piece of United States Cavalry history! Over a century ago, Colonel R. E. Whitman, an officer in the U.S. Army, conceived and made the first Whitman army saddle.

Excerpt From

\"This is an Experimental Whiteman Saddle issued in 1879. This Whitman type was madewithout a horn. The saddlebag pattern was the first \'California Type\' issued. The carbine loop was attached to the pommel with a buckle strap and stud, at the time of issue.

\"The McClellan saddle had lost favor in the mounted service. Aboard of officers had been convened during the witer of 1878 to consider the equipment of the army in general. The board\'s remarks and recommendations concerning cavalry saddles are most interesting and reveal the general opinion of the McClellan saddle: THE SADDLE In taking up this subject the Board while remembering that the McClellan three has been of great service is satisfied that a change is now necessary. This conclusion is due in a measure to the experience of the Board, but chiefly to the opinions of a great many officers riding saddle of various kinds, many favouring the different forms of the California or Mexican tree, some the English tree, others the Grimsley or Jenifer. These discriminations against the McClellan saddle cannot be groundless, and are no doubt due to the shape of the tree and the uncomfortable \'forked\' seat which it occasions.

\"In seeking to obviate this and other objections the Board has endeavored to find a saddle combining the merits of the various tress now in use. This, it is believed, has been done in the selection of the Whitman tree, which the Board feels quite confident will meet with general favor in the Army. It is known that a large number of officers, more especially those who have served on the Pacific Coast, are strongly in favor of a horn in the pommel of the saddle. The Board, therefore, recommends that of the first 1,000 saddles manufactures, 500 be made with and 500 without horns...service in the field to determine the final adoption or rejection of the horn as part of the tree...\"

Please see the photo of the source book United States Military Saddles by Randy Steffen 1812 - 1943

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ITEM SPECIFICS:

  • Brand: Whitman Saddle Company
  • Country, City & State of Manufacture: USA New York, New York;
  • Type: California Type, Often Mistaken As A McClellan;
  • Color: Black;
  • Materials: Original Leather, Wood &Brass;
  • Includes originalcinch Strap with Whitman embossing stamp;
  • Includes original stirrup straps;
  • Circa: 1879
  • Issued To. United States Condition Grading C6 = Very Good Vintage Condition, For Decorative Use Only

    • This Saddle is not safe for equestrian use, in its present condition;
    • The brass fittings are a bit rusty but not in that bad of shape (please see photos);
    • The leather is cracked in some places and in others could just use some oil;
    • The Whitman Saddle Company Brass Stamp is attached on the bottom of the seat with one tack, the other being lose;
    • The Whiteman Saddle Company embossing stamp on the leather is still legible on most of it, but part of it has been lost due to time;
    • Some parts of the saddle are a bit fragile;
    • Both leather stirrup straps are present but are fairly fragile due to age(please see photos);
    • The photos are part of the description of the items we sell. So please use the very cool ZOOM FEATURE on the photos for full visual details. We try hard to detail all we see.

    ABOUT R.E. WHITMAN:

    Royal Emerson Whitman of Maine
    Appointed from Maine, Sergeant Major, 23 Maine Volunteer Infantry, 20 September 1862
    Captain, 1 March 1863
    Honorably mustered out of the volunteer service, 15 July 1863
    Major, 30th Maine Volunteer Infantry, 29 December 1863
    Lieutenant Colonel, 1 September 1864
    Colonel, 14 August 1865
    Honorably mustered out of the volunteer service, 20August 1865
    Second Lieuenant, 3rd U. S. Cavalry, 2 July 1867
    First Lieutenant, 12 August 1869
    Retired 20 March 1879
    Breveted First Lieutenant, United States Army, 2 July 1867, for gallantry in the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, Louisiana.


    Royal Emerson Whitman was born 11 May 1833 at Turner, Maine. He married Lucretia Octavia, who was born in Maine in 1830, on 1 December 1852. They were divorced and during the 1880 United States Census she was residing at Norwich, New London, Connecticut, with the Haskell family of that city.


    WHITMAN, ROYAL E
    CAPT USA RET
    DATE OF DEATH: 02/12/1913
    BURIED AT: SECTION W DIV SITE 49-A
    ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

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