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Question by Britt: Unknown English saddle brand-- Help?
I've had this old English saddle lying around and I was just curious about it. Someone gave it to me after they picked it up at a junk sale for (bit, headstall, reins, and two saddle pads also came with it). I've never had any interest in riding English, so its been sitting in my garage ever since they gave it to me. Recently my aunt asked to borrow a light junk saddle to use to get her colt used to the feel of a saddle and I offered her this one.. While I was cleaning it up I noticed the maker on it and looked it up.. Couldn't find a thing, so I was just wondering if anyone who is more familiar with English saddles would know? Its an old saddle I think, pretty beat up. On the silver thing it says 'Made in England' and in the diamond shape there is a M a big K and a G in a row. In the top 'v' of the K there is a F. In the bottom 'v' of the K there is a C with an O in it.

Here is the saddle itself..

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v131/brittanydelzer/?action=view&current=IMG_1183.jpg

A couple views of the brand tag thing. They sucks kind of..

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v131/brittanydelzer/?action=view&current=IMG_1182.jpg

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v131/brittanydelzer/?action=view&current=IMG_1181.jpg

And here's what it looks like.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v131/brittanydelzer/?action=view&current=saddle.jpg

I cleaned the saddle properly now (in the first picture it was just wiped down) and I found that it is actually in very good shape, especially seeing as how its been sitting in my garage for years.. ha Very few cracks, no big ones.. The saddle also looks very good from the underside.. When I got it origianally I took it to a local tack shop that deals with mostly western tack to see what he'd give me for it.. He said it was in very good shape (this was 10 years ago) but that he didn't know what he'd do with it and offered . I just kept it and let it sit I guess.. Thanks for the answers so far.. I think I'll take it to another tack shop and see what they know based on the answers I've gotten..

Best answer:

Answer by diamondsillusions
that is an OLD saddle. wow, well I would clean it up and keep it. The maker is probably LONG gone or maybe it was like a small family saddle making co. But good luck getting info you want

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