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ORIGINAL McCLELLAN SADDLE
AND OFFICER SADDLE STIRRUP STRAPS MATCHED PAIRS IN
VERY GOOD CONDITION RARE OFFERING:
One of the more difficult components to find to complete
your saddle, this is a rare offering of original
McClellan Saddle and post-1920s Officer Saddle stirrup
straps. Finding original full length stirrup straps of
any pattern on the loose is almost impossible these
days, so just that these make it to the market is
remarkable in itself. The only reason I am offering
these sets is because I have a supply of original straps
set back sufficient for my own needs for the foreseeable
future. This is not the sort of offering youre likely
to see again any time soon.
Each pair of straps is
listed below with a full description and accompanying
photographs. These are the only stirrup straps I have
for sale.
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NO.
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ORIGINAL MODEL 1904 McCLELLAN SADDLE
STIRRUP STRAPS FULL LENGTH AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION:
Two original stirrup straps for the Model 1904 McClellan
Saddles. One of the strap tips is maker stamped and
bears the inspectors initials.
Both straps are full length, measuring 51 ½ long and 1
Ό wide with no breaks, no heavy wear, and all of the
stitching is intact. These stirrup straps are in very
good condition. (0824) $275
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NO.
2
ORIGINAL MODEL 1928 McCLELLAN SADDLE STIRRUP
STRAPS: Two original stirrup straps for the
Model 1928 McClellan Saddles.
Both straps have been shortened to the length the
soldier required, a practice that was quite common as
the soldiers sought to remove unnecessary lengths of
leather strapping from the saddle, bridle and the other
horse equipment in order to reduce the chance of
becoming fouled in the unused lengths of strapping.
Measuring 45 long and 1 Ό wide with no breaks, no
heavy wear, and all of the stitching is intact. This is
a very solid pair of stirrup straps which has survived
in very good condition. (0825) $250
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NO.
3
ORIGINAL STIRRUP STRAPS FOR ANY OF THE POST WW1
OFFICERS SADDLES: Two original stirrup straps
for completing any of the post WWI
officer's saddles.
This is a matched set in so far as these straps match in
color and condition, and it is obvious they were used
together on the same saddle. Although the buckles
are different patterns, this is not unusual to find as
the stirrup straps were the first component of the
saddle to wear out, and replacement of the straps by the
company saddler was a routine repair. A buckle was
a buckle was a buckle, and they used what they had on
hand. I would not hesitate to use this pair to complete a
saddle, as any matched set of original stirrup straps is
difficult to find on the loose.
These stirrup straps are in remarkable condition,
measuring 1 Ό wide and
54 ½
long with no breaks, no heavy
wear, and all of the stitching is intact. (1208) $175
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NO. 4
ORIGINAL STIRRUP STRAPS FOR ANY OF THE POST WW1
OFFICERS SADDLES: Two original stirrup straps
for completing a Phillips, or any of the post WWI
officer's saddles. Both of the tips are date stamped
from the Jeffersonville Quartermaster Depot - one 1921
and one 1940.
Although they are not a matched set in so far as to the
date they were produced or the buckles which were used,
these straps match in color and condition. From all
appearances they were used together on the same saddle,
and I would not hesitate to use this pair to complete a
saddle. Stirrup straps were available from the Ordnance
Department arsenals and Quarter Master Department supply
depots, and no doubt replacement straps were to be had
in the post stables and training facilities. If an
officer needed a replacement strap for his saddle and
this pair was available, he wouldn't have been troubled
by the difference in the buckles or the dates.
Both straps are 1 Ό wide and both are full length - 55
and 59 ½ long respectively with no breaks, no heavy
wear, and all of the stitching is intact. These stirrup
straps are in remarkable condition with both legible QMC
stamps present. (0329) $275
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NO.
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ORIGINAL MODEL 1904 McCLELLAN SADDLE
STIRRUP STRAPS FULL LENGTH AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION:
Two original stirrup straps for the Model 1904 McClellan
Saddles.
Both straps are full length, with no breaks, no heavy wear,
both have the sewn in standing loop and a sliding loop
for securing the straps, and all of the
stitching is intact. These stirrup straps are in very
good condition for completing your saddle. (0124) $250
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REPRODUCTION McCLELLAN
SADDLE STIRRUP STRAP APPROPRIATE FOR MODELS 1859
1896 McCLELLAN SADDLES - FULL LENGTH AND IN VERY GOOD
CONDITION:
This is a very well made reproduction McClellan Saddle
Stirrup Strap which would be appropriate for any of the
Civil War, Indian Wars, or Spanish American War
McClellan Saddles Models 1859 through 1896.
The strap is full length,
measuring 57 long and 1 Ό wide with no breaks, no sign
of wear, and all of the stitching is intact. The strap
is fitted with a brass buckle with an iron tongue.
A good single stirrup strap
to complete your saddle.
(0827) $40
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ORIGINAL MODEL 1928 McCLELLAN SADDLE STIRRUP
STRAPS: Two original stirrup straps for the
Model 1928 McClellan Saddles.
Both straps are full length, measuring 51 long and 1 Ό wide with no breaks, no
heavy wear, and all of the stitching is intact. This is
a very solid pair of stirrup straps which has survived
in very good condition. (0182) $200
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