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McClellan Saddles |
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  Copper McClellan Saddle
Cheyenne is one of the most common and popular sets
but finding this saddle loose is fairly difficult. The color
of the saddle matches his jacket. Most seem to have the punched
cinch holes. No other set used a similar saddle, with the exception
of Buffalo Bill who has a modified version of the saddle.
Cheyenne #818 |
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 Black & Green with Bedroll
This special saddle is shared by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie,
also both from the same mold. It is fairly hard to find loose.
Davy Crockett #807?
Jim Bowie #817 |
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 Black & Green without Bedroll
Cochise is the only figure to get this saddle. He
is a fairly common set but due to the fragile nature of all the
McClellan saddles, many have been broken creating a demand for
them.
Cochise: #816 |
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 Blue and Cream Military Saddle
George Washington was the only figure to use this
saddle. The cream color around the edges of the saddle are a
bit more muted than the saddle Stevens Plastics recast in 1993
and 1994, plus the paint job was a lot smoother.
George Washington #815 |
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 Blue & Yellow US Military Saddle
All the McClellan saddles are in high demand from
today’s collectors. This one is no exception. It was created
originally for George Custer, but was later used with Col. Mackenzie.
Col. Ranald Mackenzie #829
General George Armstrong Custer #814 |
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 Blue and Creme Military Saddle
This set was recast from the original molds in 1993
and 1994 and looks quite a bit like the originals. The paint
is not as glossy or smooth and the cream color is much brighter.
Of course, the gold eagle medallions are much more bright and
vivid.
Stevens Plastics George Washington |
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 Gray and Yellow Confederate Saddle
Lee was the first of the generals and is generally
easy to find. Loose McClellan saddles are tough to find loose.
Lee saddles always seem to be in short supply. To make matters
worse, some collectors rob this saddle from Lee to put with their
Rebel sets (Probably not the way Hartland ever sent them out).
General Lee #808 |
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 Gray and Yellow Confederate Saddle
This saddle is from sets recast by Stevens Plastics
in 1993-1994. The paint is not as glossy and the yellow is much
brighter than the vintage saddles, but this one is still a nice
piece.
Stevens Plastics General Lee |
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 Blue and Yellow Mounted Police Saddle
For a long time, I thought there was only one Mountie
saddle but a collector did point out my mistake. Yes, there is
a difference. You will have to study the two photos to see it,
but this earlier saddle flairs a bit near the chopped off back
corners near the lettering. This one goes with O’Rourke.
Sgt. Lance O’Rorke #804 |
 Blue and Yellow Mounted Police Saddle
If you study the two photos of the Mountie saddles
you see that this saddle does not flair quite as much in the
rear corners as the O’Rourke saddle above. It was produced
for Preston. I can’t seem much of a difference in the stirrup
length, but Preston was a slightly larger figure and may have
needed a new saddle. Also, I believe this saddle was included
in the new Preston mold so they didn’t have to run two molding
sessions to get the parts.
Sgt. Preston #804 |
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 Black US Mail Saddle
For a while it seemed that each new set got a new
distinctive saddle. Later they seemed to use the rifle holed
saddle for almost everyone but Buffalo Bill did get a special
one for his Pony Express duties. This one is fairly hard to find
loose. It reminds me of a modified Cheyenne saddle.
Buffalo Bill #819 |
