Edward Davis’ History of the McClellan Saddle
One of the most influential articles on the subject ever written, it is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the McClellan saddle.
McClellan Saddle Identification
Did you find some treasure while cleaning out the old barn or shed? Take a look at our new page to help in your McClellan Saddle Identification. This is a basic starting place for identifying your McClellan saddle – we’ll be adding more as time goes along.
Thornton Grimsley and the Cavalry Board of 1859
When you look at the various reasons for the horse equipment trials and tests in the mid- to late-1850s, it becomes pretty apparent that one of the primary driving motives for searching for a new cavalry saddle was that the current issued regulation saddle, the Grimsley dragoon saddle of 1847, was no longer view favorably. …
Origin of the McClellan Pattern Military Saddles
A quick and easy collection of the various articles posted here, concerning the development of the first McClellan pattern military saddle. It’s a complex history, and this will help in following the process: Horse Equipment Trials of the 1850s – how did all this confusion come about? The failure of the Grimsley horse equipment pattern led…
The First McClellan Saddle – Pattern of 1857
The complex and convoluted history of the development of the first McClellan military saddle has been covered in a previous article, so we now look a detailed look at the first widely issued example of that process, the 1857 Trial Model McClellan. After the approval was received for the McClellan pattern submission in the last…