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M1936 GIRTH FOR THE M1928 McCLELLAN SADDLE-WW2 ERA
VARIANT:
Found attached to a Jefferson Quartermaster Depot M1928
McClellan Saddle dated 1944, this girth was manufactured
in the form of a M1936 Mohair Cord Girth. However
instead of the cording made of Mohair which was a
critical commodity during WW2, this specimen was made of
the white, flat nylon strapping as was used to construct
the Paratrooper's jump harness. Two double thickness
lengths of the 1.75" wide strapping make up the body of
the girth. These two lengths are attached and supported
by three cross sections of the same strapping material
to support the girth and to prevent the girth from
twisting. The girth measures 45.5" long and features
the same four roller buckles found on the standard M1936
Girth. This is undoubtedly a wartime production item,
showing the adjustments that were necessary to
compensate for the shortage of certain materials. A
rare item from the final days of the US Cavalry. $250
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