GREAT ANTIQUE / INDIAN WAR ERA PONY EXPRESS TYPE BLACK LEATHER SADDLEBAGS

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GREAT ANTIQUE / INDIAN WAR ERA PONY EXPRESS TYPE BLACK LEATHER SADDLEBAGS - SIMILAR TO THE TYPE USED ON THE CIVIL WAR BUT LATER PERIOD - 1870S - EACH BAG MEASURES 12 1/4" ACROSS BY 10" - EACH HAS TWO IRON BUCKLES - ONE HAS IT'S TWO LEATHER STRAPS AND THE OTHER -ONE - BOTH BAGS ALSO HAVE TIE DOWN STRAPS WITH BRASS PLATED METAL BUCKLES - LEATHER IS A LITTLE AGE AND WEATHER STIFF - BUT STILL FAIRLY SUPPLE - CONNECTOR SECTION IS IN GREAT SHAPE - GOOD PLUS PLUS OVERALL CONDITION - MILITARY BLACK LEATHER FINISH - GREAT LOOK  - FORM THE TIME OF THE WESTERN EXPANSION - CUSTER AND THE  INDIAN WARS -ALONG WITH THE  PONY EXPRESS RIDERS - GREAT COLLECTIBLE