September 10-12, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/12/2024
Regulation Model 1859 McClellan saddle. The saddle has the distinctive rawhide covered wooden seat, black leather saddle skirts, wooden stirrups with leather hoods, detachable sweatleathers and six coat straps. The saddle has staple-fastened, black, japanned, iron rings on the front and rear bars and black, iron, japanned coat strap foot staples on the pommel and cantle. In addition to the coat straps the saddle is complete with a regulation pair black leather Model 1859 Saddlebags, a regulation black leather crupper, a period black leather breast band with heart-shaped leather center-piece and part of a period halter. Included with the saddle is a high quality reproduction blue wool Federal cavalry blanket with woven orange stripes and a wooden saddle stand. The Model 1859 McClellan saddle was the standard Federal saddle during the Civil War and remained in service with the U.S. Cavalry until the late 1870s. The Model 1859 saddles were popular for civilian work and riding saddles for many years following the war. As a result, unaltered Model 1859 McClellan saddles in the original Civil War configuration with the Model 1859 Saddlebags and coat straps, like this example, are scarce and very desirable.