mcclellan saddle

mcclellan saddle
\\mə̇ˈklelən-\ noun also mcclellan
Usage: usually capitalized M & 2d C
Etymology: after George B. McClellan died 1885 American army officer
: a saddle with moderately high leather-covered pommel and cantle developed during the Civil War and long used by the cavalry of the United States Army

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