Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Nov., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 1st Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 7th Sept., 1888
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I WILLIAM HENRY PAGE-NASH of 17 Linom Road, Bedford Road, Clapham in the
County of Surrey, Saddler do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to a convertible riding and military saddle, and it has for its
object to enable an ordinary riding or hunting saddle to be readily converted into a
mounted infantry or officer's saddle and vice versa, by merely substituting for the
padded panels used in the one form of saddle, other panels which alter the form of the
saddle according to the purpose required without any alteration in the saddle tree
itself. With this object, I provide such a mode of attaching the panels to the saddle
tree that the one form of panel may be readily exchanged for the other, and such that
the panels intended for mounted infantry or officer's use virtually extend the length
of the side bars of the saddle tree at front and back so as to increase the length of
the saddle as required for that purpose, those panels being moreover provided with
the usual necessary attachments for the wallet and other infantry or officer's
accoutrements.
According to my invention, I introduce into the front and rear ends of the panels,
metal plates which carry the means of attaching the panels to the saddle tree and
which when thereby clamped to the saddle tree form in the case of a saddle for
mounted infantry or officer's use, extensions of the saddle tree which stiffen and
support those parts of the panels to which they are applied. The attachment of the
panels to the rear ends of the side bars of the saddie tree, effected by studs rivetted
to the plate at the rear end of the panel engaging in corresponding key hole slots in a
metal plate forming an extension of the strengthening arch of iron usually introduced
into or beneath the cantle of the saddle tree, and the attachment at the front ends is
effected by a downwardly projecting part of the saddle tree entering a loop or staple

page_text: on the panel and by a binding screw passing through the side bar of the saddle tree
and screwing into a socket carried by the plate introduced in the front end of the
panel as above mentioned.
D
W. H. PAGE-NASH.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents.
A Convertible Riding and Military Saddle.
1, WILLIAM HENRY PAGE-NASII, of 17 Linom Road, Bedford Road, Clapham, in
the County of Surrey, Saddler, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My Invention relates to a convertible riding and military saddle; and it has for
its object to enable a saddle to be adapted for use either as an ordinary riding or
hunting saddle or as a mounted infantry or officers' saddle, the saddle being readily
convertible from the one form to the other, by merely substituting for the padded
panels used in the one form of saddle other panels which alter the form of the saddle
and adapt it to the purpose for which it is to be used without any alteration in the
saddle-tree itself; and with this object I provide a means of attaching the panels to
the saddle-tree whereby the panels are made readily interchangeable. The panels for
mounted infantry or officers' use virtually extend the length of the side bars of the
saddle-tree at front and back so as to increase the length of the saddle, as required,
these panels being moreover provided with the usual necessary staples, loops, or other
means of attachment for the wallet and other infantry or officers' accoutrements.
Reference is to he had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this
specification, wherein Figures 1 and 2 shew the respective forms of the panels used
for the two purposes above mentioned. Figure 3 shews an underside view of the
saddle tree with the two forms of panels indicated in dotted lines as applied to opposite
sides thereof. Figures 4 and 5 shew details of the attachments of the panels to the
saddle-tree. The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the
figures.
The panels A are detachably connected to the side bars B of the saddle-tree by
means of metal plates. C D applied at the front and rear ends of the panels and

page_text: carrying the means of attaching the panels to the saddle tree. These metal plates
stiffen and support the ends of the panels so that when clamped to the saddle tree they
virtually form, in the case of a saddle for military use, extensions of the saddle tree
itself. The attachment of each panel to the rear end of the side bar B of the saddle
tree is effected by a pair of studs d rivetted to the plate D at the rear end of the panel
and projecting through the leather covering thereof, engaging in corresponding key
hole slots e made in a fore and aft direction in a metal plate E formed on the end of
the strengthening arch E of iron, usually introduced into or beneath the cantle F of
the saddle tree, and the attachment at the front end is effected by a downwardly
projecting part G of the saddle-tree entering a metal staple rivetted to the plate Cor
leather shoe g on the front end of the panel and by a binding screw H passing through
the side bar B of the saddle-tree and screwing into a socket h also rivetted in the
plate C. The plates C and D are respectively secured to the outer face of the panels
by a piece of stout leather covering the plate and stitched all around its edge to the
leather covering of the panel, the panel itself being made and stuffed in the
ordinary way.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A saddle having removable panels stiffened at the ends by metal plates and
detachably connected to the saddle-tree by means of connections at the front and rear
ends of the panels, substantially as herein described for the purpose specified.
Dated this 1st day or August 1000.
W. H. PAGE-NASH.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents.