[Joe 6-pack]

As inept as McClellan proved to be on the battlefield, his saddle design is the single piece of equipment in longest continuous use by the US military. It (with minor modifications) was in operational use up to the end of WWII, and has been used by ceremonial units ever since.

The USMC Mameluke Sword was adopted earlier, but it was not authorized between 1859 (curiously, the year the McClellan was first adopted) and 1875.

[Upstate NY Guy]

Interesting. I didn’t know that.

[maine yankee]

While in the Navy, I was assigned to a riding stable/ranch attached to NAS Millington (Tenn).

We had a few of the old ‘U.S.’ saddles around. Very comfortable saddle for a long day.

[FoxPro]

his saddle design is the single piece of equipment in longest continuous use by the US military.

That is really interesting. Can you point us to some pictures and/or more information on this?