Saddle Shield

[bombgod1]

Found this in Oklahoma, any information on these such as how do you know if they are old or worth, or any historical info such as that. Thanks.

Sorry the picture looks blurry, looks great as a small pict.

Whites 4900
Garrett 250 ACE

 

[SoArk]

I don't know too much about them, but I do know that there were 11 1/2 in. seat saddle shields in use during the CW. Crouch's relic book has pictures of them. I was with a friend that found one that said 12 1/2 in. seat. It was found in a known cavaly camp in south Arkansas.

They are also shown in Knopp's Saddle and Horse equipage book.

Take care,

Kim

 

[FrontierWest]

Most civil war shields bear just a number and are a bit narrower. The post war shields are just as you pictured. They made them like that until they quit making the McCllean saddle. Ca after WWI. I don not know the vintage exactly on your shield or when the official adoption of that style came into being. I suspect early 1880's or even late 1870's. The Indian war sites I have found them at are what I am basing the dates on. Never found one like that on an early 1870's or 1860's pure site. They do bring a few dollars and I'd expect yours to be worth perhaps 15 dollars. Perhaps less, or more.

John