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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: CP on February 06, 2009, 12:06:56 PM

Title: Saddle Ring?
Post by: CP on February 06, 2009, 12:06:56 PM: What is the purpose of the ring on left side of some lever carbines?
Title: Re: Saddle Ring?
Post by: boneaddict on February 06, 2009, 12:38:24 PM: Its in your title. To tie it to the saddle.
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Post by: GoldTip on February 06, 2009, 12:42:43 PM: Yep, it used to be used to tie to the saddle.
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Post by: Bofire on February 06, 2009, 12:49:13 PM: Lots of times a leather thong was put through the ring and hung over the saddle horn, some saddles had little hooks put on the near the horn.
Title: Re: Saddle Ring?
Post by: WAcoyotehunter on February 06, 2009, 12:58:03 PM: Quote from: Bofire on February 06, 2009, 12:49:13 PM
Lots of times a leather thong was put through the ring and hung over the saddle horn, some saddles had little hooks put on the near the horn.
yep- just do a search for "leather thong" and you'll see what he's talking about. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Saddle Ring?
Post by: GoldTip on February 06, 2009, 01:47:48 PM: :yeah: Just don't do that search at work!
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Post by: CP on February 06, 2009, 01:57:41 PM: All I found with that search was "nipple ring"
Title: Re: Saddle Ring?
Post by: Bofire on February 06, 2009, 09:21:06 PM: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: