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	Royalist emigre cavalry officers in England during the French Revolution, brought with them classic military saddlery from the continent of Europe, including hussar saddlery. Through the 1790's a fusion of English civilian and hussar saddle trees created an English-styled hussar saddle; it had the basic structure of the hussar saddle with extended 'spoons' on both the pommel and cantle, but finished in the English manner. This type of saddlery showed up commonly in English civilian and military use starting in the late 1790's. It was commonly available from civilian saddlers, in fact much of what is known about English hussar saddles comes from the 1809 Essex catalogue, which advertised the saddlery and hardware of many firms in the Birmingham area. This type of saddle shows up quite a bit among Light dragoon officers, staff officers, and even militia officers right through the Napoleonic Wars. This saddle would typically be covered with a cloth shabraque, and secured with a circingle in the Hungarian style. The shabraque often very elaborate for many light cavalry officers, but it was usually very plain drab as with many in the general staff, including Lord Wellington himself who preferred dark blue laced in the same color. Curiously enough, as French emigres returned to France during the Consulate and Empire, this type of saddle was brought back to France and used by many Napoleonic officers, including Marshall Lannes. This reproduction is based on one documented to be from a French royalist who returned to France, just prior to the hundred days.             Saddle only: $1985 Saddle Accessories for use with this Saddle: Early 19th Century Holsters with straps: $202 English 19th Century Breastplate: $98 Crupper: $57.25 English Hussar Stirrup Leathers, pair: $112 English Hussar Stirrups: coming soon Single Cloak Straps, 1 or 2 sets of 3 1 set: $56.50 2 sets: $113 2 Worsted Girth Straps: Market Price English Hussar Cirgingle: $96.86 Officer's Shabraque: coming soon Officer's Cloth Valise: coming soon