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Saddles of the RCMP

British Cavalry (Universal) pattern saddle

British Cavalry (Universal) pattern
saddle (1873-1883)

California (Texas rigging) saddle

California (Texas rigging) saddle (1878-1922)

 

California saddle with "Mexican" horn

California saddle with "Mexican"
horn (1878-1922)


Universal pattern saddle (1922-1946)

 

Colonial pattern saddle

Colonial pattern saddle (1946-1970)

The Stübben pattern saddle
(1969 to date)

Source : Klancher, Donald and Roger Phillips, Arms and Accoutrements of the Mounted Police, 1873-1973 (Bloomfield, Ontario: Museum Restoration service, 1982) p. 166-167

Date Modified: 2004-04-20

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