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MODEL 1916 CANTLE BAGS – COMPLETE WITH LINERS -
EXCELLENT PAIR TO DISPLAY WITH THE MODEL 1916, 1917,
1926, 1930 AND MODEL 1936 OFFICER’S SADDLES:
Introduced with the variety of officer’s saddles
developed beginning in 1916, these Model 1916 Cantle
Bags were a departure in design from the traditional US
Army saddlebags as they had no connecting seat or yoke
between them. These bags hung separately from the “D”
rings mounted on the rear of the side bars, one to each
side of the saddle. Although found with dates as early
as 1916, it appears that the majority of these bags that
are seen today are dated in the 1940’s, however the
style and pattern of the bags had not changed during the
intervening years.
This matched pair is in excellent condition, showing
little use, with a smooth medium russet color overall.
The pebble grain leather is
pliable and retains its bright finish overall.
All of the buckles,
billets, standing loops and rings are present and
intact. The billets are all full length, with no breaks
tears or weak points. The gussets on both bags are
complete and intact with none of the wear or tearing
often found in the softer gusset leather on these bags,
and the gusset leather still retains much of the light
“pink” color to the leather.
The
back of both bags is stamped “US”,
“MILWAUKEE SADDLERY Co.”,
and
“1940”.
This is a particularly nice
set as neither bag shows any of the characteristic
structural wear and tear often evident on these bags.
The upper seam and outside
corners of the cover flaps seem to have been a weak
point on the M1916 Cantle Bags, perhaps too much strain
and too many points of stitching and attachment in a
small area to be supported for any length of time by the
light weight pebble grained leather, and they often tore
out in this area. This set of bags show no evidence of
this type of wear and all of the seams, rivet points and
edges are strong, intact and in full form.
The liners are present in both bags, a very unusual
added value. Normally missing, both of these liners
appear to have seen little if any use and retain the
bright green color. The liner in the right side bag is
in excellent condition, showing no wear or age. The
liner in the left side bag has a worn spot on the upper
front edge, but otherwise the liner is in very good
condition.
Matched pairs of the M1916 Cantle Bags are not easily
found on the market and most are found with serious
structural and condition problems due to heavy use and
poor storage. This is a very nice pair with the added
value of retaining both liners, which will enhance your
display of early 20th Century US Army
officer’s saddles.
SOLD
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