Just kidding of course, but the McClellan saddle was still very present, in the 1940s and 1950s. It was designed by the future Gen
McClellan in the 1850s, and used by the US cavalry until the US cavalry was finally disbanded in the 1940s.
I guess they were sold as Army surplus then, because anyone who had horses, usually had one or two of them around.
I used one for a time as a teenager, and it didn't sit that bad..at least as far as I knew, not being a much experienced rider.
Obviously, they were not made for roping (no horn), since that was not a typical task assigned to the cavalry. It was a good utility
saddle however, since it was made to carry carbine, sword, tent, bed roll and canteen, along with sundry other items.
It was the saddle during the "Indian wars"..and used by the cavalry of that era. Sheridan, Miles, Custer, Reno etc.. also used by
Black Jack Pershing and George S. Patton..