A Critique of the Model of 1879 Whitman cavalry saddle by a military officer. To the Editor of the Army and Navy Journal: SIR: A writer to the ARMY And Navy Journal, who signs himself “109 Degrees in the Shade,” gives us his opinion on “The Question of Equipment,” and indulges the hope that others…
As found in Volume 1 of The Western journal, of agriculture, manufactures, mechanic arts, internal improvement, commerce, and general literature, 1848. This brief outline contained much of the pertinent information about Thornton Grimsley’s dragoon saddle, it’s adoption by the US Army, and the patent acquired by Grimsley for certain features. The nature of this invention…
By Lieut. Colonel Edgar M. Whiting, Cavalry The horse equipment of the cavalry trooper has been improved in a number of ways during the past twenty-five years, but its improvement has not kept pace with the improvement of weapons and other articles of equipment. Although a better saddle than the McClellan might be devised,…
by Brevet Maj. Gen. Gibbs Major 7th Cavalry Leavenworth: Daily Conservative Book and Job Printing House, 13 & 15 Shawnee St. 1868 Cavalry Manual Showing the Manner of Bridling, Unbridling, Saddling, and Unsaddling a Horse; and the Manner of Folding the Saddle Blanket. The saddle being on the ground, four paces in front of the…
By Lieut. S. C. ROBERTSON, · First Cavalry, U. S. A. [ From the United Service ] In a country like ours, with its more than eleven million horses, where soil and climate give us the best of breeds, and where there are some of the finest natural horsemen in the world, it is a…
Care of Leather and Riding Equipment Published by the Cavalry School Academic Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, 1940. TABLE OF CONTENTS ForewordPreface CHAPTER I Section I – Leather OriginTanningClassificationSection II – Agents for Cleaning and Preserving Leather GeneralCleaning AgentsPreserving AgentsCHAPTER 2 Section I – Care of Leather Equipment – General Service RequirementsEquipment in StorageEquipment in ServiceSection…
