Hello,
Bit of a weird one.

I recently bought a new saddle for my bike as the old one was no longer fit for purpose. It was probably original to the bike so it had a good 30/40 years of use. Remarkable really.
when looking for new saddle I was very keen to buy one that would look in keeping with bikes age. I find with new saddles you either get a stripped back racing type saddle with as much comfort as piece of wood after a long ride or a saddle that looks like a derivative of the Michelin man filled with Gel. Perhaps comfortable but hardly easy to look at. Brooks saddles are out of the question as there are too expensive and bring with them security concerns and worries of people just taking it off and leaving me with an uncomfortable ride home!

After looking for a while I came across this one:




I don't think it is particularity old but it suits the bike and it was cheap enough. It is a pretty generic saddle apart from the obvious "GT MK IV" riveted on to the back. The actual lettering is made of plastic riveted through a metal plate tied into the structure of the saddle. It looks like there might have been some distinguishing label under the saddle at one point but you cant read it now at all. My question is, although a bit of a hail Mary, does anyone know if it has some significance? i just wondered why a manufacturer would tack on a meaningless bunch of letters to the back? Grand Tourer mark 4? It seems unlikely but was it commissioned for a certain pushbike? similar to Brooks you'd think this is where a company might brand their product rather than embellish it?
If I don't find out it will hardly keep me up at night but i just thought it was rather peculiar and wondered if anyone recognized it.

Thanks for any input,
MB277