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Saddles of the RCMP

British Cavalry (Universal) pattern saddle California (Texas rigging) saddle
British Cavalry (Universal) pattern saddle (1873-1883) California (Texas rigging) saddle (1878-1922)
California saddle with The Stübben pattern saddle
Universal pattern saddle (1922-1946)
California saddle with "Mexican" horn (1878-1922)  

Universal pattern saddle
Colonial pattern saddle (1946-1970)

 Colonial pattern saddle
  The Stübben pattern saddle (1969 to date)

Source : Klancher, Donald and Roger Phillips, Arms and Accoutrements of the Mounted Police, 1873-1973 (Bloomfield, Ontario: Museum Restoration service, 1982) p. 166-167