I know these pic's are as bad as they get, But just to give you an idea, the saddle i have on top has the screw holes for the skirts which are missing, the model 1904 never had them, the middle saddle is the model 1904, The bottem saddle is a model 1872, the 1st full leather cover still had the skirts. I don't know for sure what year my saddle is but it has the screw pattern for the skirts on the out side, And there is a pic. like it on page 71 of The fighting men of the civil war by William C Davis taken at the museum of the Confederacy in Richmond Va. It' brown also. But those folks may not know what there talking about. But thanks for looking, if you have any more info. please let me know. IM tired, Good night.