Originally Posted by
Johno59
A metal bridge is better as it doesn't rely on old leather to tighten up the saddle.
All of these Brooks saddle frames were manufactured in the 1930s
On that bridge-plate saddle, did you add a layer of leather to the top? I'm guessing so, and that would explain your line of bolts along the bottom edge between the cantle and the plate, and use of longer bolts rather than rivets to securethe top to the cantle. Given all that theorizing, how does it feel? And what modern model of Brooks would have the same cantle width as yours?