1930’s US 4 CAVALRY SADDLE CLOTH I TROOP CROSSED SWORDS MARKING MCCLELLAN
A LATE ISSUE ORIGINAL US CAVALRY SADDLE CLOTH FOR A TROOPER IN “I” TROOP OF THE 4th CAVALRY. IT HAS A YELLOW LEATHER NUMBER “4” AND THE LETTER “I” IN THE CORNER. THEY WERE GLUED IN PLACE PERHAPS DURING THE PERIOD OF USE OR BY A MORE RECENT COLLECTOR OR REENACTOR. THE LETTERS ARE WELL MADE AND ARE 1 AND 3/4 INCH HIGH. THEY SEEM TO HAVE BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME. ON THE INSIDE THERE IS A VERY WELL PRESERVED WHITE PAINT SET OF CROSS SWORDS WITH THE “4” AND “I” BELOW AS WELL AS A TROOPER NUMBER. ONE CAN SEE THE SEWING HOLES OF THE ORIGINAL “4” AND “I” IN THE CLOTH. THERE IS NO OTHER ISSUE OR MANUFACTURE MARKING THAT I COULD FIND. THE HEAVY WEB CANVAS CLOTH IS DIRTY ON THE OUTSIDE FROM FIELD USE. IT SHOWS A LOT OF GREENISH COLOR SOILING AND I DO NOT KNOW IF IT COULD BE CLEANED. MINOR FRAYING ON THE EDGE, PARTICULARLY WHERE THE STIRRUP STRAPS RUBBED THE CLOTH. THE STITCHING IS SOLID. THIS SADDLE CLOTH LOOKS GREAT WITH A 1928 McCLELLAN SADDLE WITH FULL SKIRT AS IT HIDES MUCH OF THE SOILING. THE INSIDE IS FAIRLY CLEAN AS IT WAS PROTECTED BY THE SADDLE WOOL BLANKET BUT CLEARLY THIS CLOTH WAS USED IN THE FIELD. THE CLOTH MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 21 x 31 INCH AT THE WIDEST POINT. NOTE THAT THE SADDLE STAND AND OTHER PROP SHOWN IN THE PICTURES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS LISTING. THIS LISTING IS ONLY FOR THE SADDLE CLOTH DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE 1928 McCLELLAN SADDLE WILL BE LISTED FOR SALE SHORTLY. THEY INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF MILITARY ANTIQUES. KEEP ME ON YOUR FAVORITE SELLERS LIST. OUR BAY STORE MILITARY ANTIQUE EMPORIUM CARRIES MANY OTHERS FINE MILITARY COLLECTIBLES. Your satisfaction is guaranteed. The items we sell are usually for static display and not to be used in the field today. We do not ever end auctions early. After that we reserve the right to relist the item. The United States Postal Service is our shipper of choice. We merely try to cover some of our basic costs. The free listing tool. The item “1930’s US 4 CAVALRY SADDLE CLOTH I TROOP CROSSED SWORDS MARKING MCCLELLAN” is in sale since Saturday, August 06, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “cameronhuntercameron” and is located in Fort Collins, Colorado. This item can be shipped worldwide.