Peter - thats is what I was reffering to.

Gregg - I have to agree with the coment on waiting. It is worth the wait. And the saddles may just be the compermize that you want. They appear to have rings and such for the atachment of other gear.

You may want to consider an english hunters saddle. Comfortable riding, and you can attach other items like a portamen (I hope i spelled the right). Rigging it so you can carry your long sword shouldn't be a problem.

I haven't seen the "New Pioneer". I will have to look for it.
One more magazine would be "On The Trail". It has a lot of article on trekking and gear. It is also one of the few magazines I've seen that has frequent articles on the 1600's

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I have used rawhide for many things, including wraps for handles. However the rawhide in dog bones does tend to be on the thicker side. Deer or goat rawhide covered with leather makes a great handle wrap. I do have a couple of knifes that are wrapped at the base of the handle with rawhide, and after...

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