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…
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICES. RINGGOLD, OF FORT MCHENRY, MARYLAND. CONSTRUCTION OF SADDLES. Specification of Letters Patent No. 3,779, dated October 7, 1844. To all whom it may concern;Be it known that I, SAMUEL RINGGOLD, major of the U. S. Army, at present station at Fort McHenry, near the city of Baltimore, State of Maryland, have…
This inspection mark was found on an original civil war 1863 vintage McClellan saddletree. This specimen was found under a civilian saddle built circa 1880s. This rather large, bold mark was present on both the rawhide and the wood, in roughly the same cantle position. It appears to have been made with heavy printers ink…
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…
United States Field Artillery Harness BY LIEUTENANT EDGAR H. YULE, ARTILLERY CORPS Published in the Journal of United State Artillery, 1906, Lt. Yule was attempting to address known problems with the harness then in use. Even in 1906, it appears from reaction to this article that extensive testing and consideration was on-going, testing that would…
