JAMES MATTAS ANTIQUE SADDLE   
 RAWLINS, WYO.

What can I say about this Saddle. This is one of the Rarest Vintage Wyoming Saddles you will find. The fellow we got it from said it came from out East of Colorado Springs. Where it has been in it's life is unknown to us, but it was obviously well used by the Cowboy Rancher (Labeled H. M. Tyler on the rear of the cantle) who rode it daily. The saddle is now only useable as a Great Western collector, decorator, or possibly a re-builder by a saddle maker. We are selling it just like we found it. The Saddle is a James Mattas Saddle which was made in Rawlins, Wyoming, and is a Rare find. Originally a saddle maker for the famous Knox & Tanner saddle company in Rawlins which was founded in 1900, the Father and Son both named James Mattas established their own saddle shop in Rawlins after the Knox and Tanner Company had changer managers, and lost their corporate charter. This was once a truly Great saddle. Pay special attention to the Extra large Brass drop front rigging rings. RARE!

Seat measures 13", Swell = 15, cantle height = 5, gullet = 6", front to back measurement = 20".  Saddle weighs 32lbs un-packaged .
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A True Collectible of the West!
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