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ORIGINAL PRINTING OF ORDNANCE
MANUAL NO. 1719 - 1905 TO 1917 CAVALRY EQUIPMENT AND
EQUIPMENTS FOR OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN ORDNANCE
DEPARTMENT
MANUAL – AS REVISED IN 1917 – COMPLETE ORIGINAL
PRINTING: An
original printing of Ordnance Department Manual No.
1719, “HORSE EQUIPMENTS AND EQUIPMENTS FOR OFFICERS AND
ENLISTED MEN MAY 10, 1905, REVISED JULY 3, 1908”. This
particular edition was printed in 1917 with all of the
equipment and regulation revisions current to that
point.
This manual was printed in Washington by the Government
Printing Office in 1917 and is the service
manual issued by the U.S. Army to the soldiers at
beginning of the involvement of the United States in
World War One, making this one of the more important
cavalry equipment manuals.
The manual consists of 55 pages of text describing the
various pieces of equipment to include: the Model 1904
Saddle and Saddle Bags (Second Pattern), saddle cloths,
all of the related horse equipment, saber belt, holster,
pocketed cartridge belt, cartridge boxes, mess gear,
bit, and bridle. In addition, there are twenty-one
additional pages of very detailed illustrated plates
that show each item of the soldier’s issue. All of the
pages and plates are fully intact. The manual shows
some soiling from handling and storage, and its only
flaw is that it is missing the rear cover which was
blank on both surfaces, so there is no loss of content.
These original manuals are an
excellent source of information regarding the issue and
wear of this equipment, and there is something very
special about owning one of these fairly scarce original
printings. This would be an important addition to the
library of any serious student of the US Cavalry.
(0423) $150
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