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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
JOHN R. HASTINGS, OF LAMPASAS, TEXAS.
MILITARY SADDLE.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 232,712, dated September 28, 1880.
Application filed February 2, 1880.To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, Join REED HASTINGS,
of Lampasas, in the county of Lampasas and
State of Texas, have invented a new and use-
5 ful Improvement in Military Saddles, of which
the following is a specification.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the im-
provement. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation. Fig. 3
is a perspective view of the cantle and the rear
so part of the tree. Fig. 4 is a perspective view
of the cantle-molding. Fig. 5 is a side eleva-
tion of the girth-rings and their supporting
and connecting straps. Fig. 6 is a perspec-
tive view of one of the valises. Fig. 7 is a side
r5 elevation of the gun-scabbard and .its support-
ing-straps.
Similar letters of reference indicate corre-
sponding parts.
The object of this invention is to furnish
o20 military saddles so constructed that the va-
lises and other equipments may be connected
with the saddle in such a way as to distribute
and balance their weight, and at the same time
make the saddle comfortable for the rider.
25 The invention consists in constructing a sad-
dle with appliances to receive valises, a pair
of girths, a gun, and an overcoat, as will be
hereinafter fully described.
A represents the pommel, B the tree, and C
30o the cantle, of the saddle. In the ends of the
cantle C are formed recesses or offsets D to
receive the ends of the valises E. Upon the
cantle C is placed a metal molding, F, which
has plates G formed upon its ends to cover
35 the recesses D and protect the upper ends of
the valises E.
To the cantle C are attached metal bars H,
which extend down along the lower bars of
the tree, and are secured to the said bars.
40 The bars H terminate at the lower edges of
the lower tree-bars, and have hooks h upon
their lower ends to hook into loops I, attached
to the under side of the valises E.
To the under side of the lower ends of the
45 valises E are attached snap-hooks J, which
hook into loops K, attached to skirts L of the
saddle. The upper ends of the valises E are
pressed into the offsets D of the cantle C, and
are secured in place by pins M, which pass
5o through holes in the molding F, through loops
e, attached to the upper ends of the valises E,and into sockets in the upper parts of the
bars H. Thepins M shouldbe made with spring-
catches, so that they will be held securely in
place. 55
As thus arranged the valises E serve as
puffs or cushions for the rider's thighs to rest
against, and also protect the rider's thighs
from gunshots from the rear.
Pistol-holsters may be attached to the outer 60o
sides of the valises E, and at the upper ends
of the said valises may be attached pockets to
carry a match-box and a liquor-flask, which
holsters and pockets are not shown in the
drawings. 65
N O are the rings for the forward and rear
girths, which rings are connected by a strap,
P. The forward ring, N, is supported by a
strap, Q, from the pommel A. Therearring,
O, is supported by the strap S from the rear 70
parts of the saddle-tree bars.
T are the stirrups, the straps U of which
are attached to the saddle-tree B. To the stir-
rup-straps U are attached the saweat-leathers
V to protect the rider's legs. 75
To the rear part of the saddle-tree B is at-
tached the crupper-strap W, and to the for-
ward part of the saddle-tree B is attached the
branched upper end of the breast-strap X,
through a loop at the lower end of which the 80o
forward girth is passed.
Y is the gnun-scabbard, the forward end of
which is supported from the forward part of
the saddle-tree B by a strap, Z. The rear part
of the scabbard Y is supported by a strap, a, 85
from the strap P that connects the girth-
rings N O.
From the pommel A, upon the other side of
the saddle from the gun-scabbard Y, is sus-
pended a boot, b, to receive a closely-rolled 90
overcoat. From the pommel A are also sus-
pended pouches c, to receive a comb and brush
and other small articles to be carried.
By this construction the various articles to
be carried are so distributed as to balance 95
each other, and the breast-strap, girths, and
crupper will hold the saddle and its attach-
ments securely to the horse.
Having thus fully described myinvention, I
claim as new and desire to secure by Letters too
Patent-
1. A saddle constructed substantially ashere-
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Hastings, John Reed. Military Saddle., patent, September 28, 1880; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth170046/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.