We are having a look at saddles tomorrow after the show at old mills saddlery so will have a look and ask if they have been getting any saddles in especially the ones you have said about . They are having an open day , either its past or its still to be taking place as they are opening their new premises .
I hate to say so but the tack is likely to surface over here having travelled in a container..
Put anything you can about it into places like adtrader and ebay on a notify search, at least then you always know when it's advertised..
I've found a better picture of the saddle that shows the tanny bit. The stirrup leathers that were on the saddle are the same ones in the photo - stubben.
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Below is the location of the distinctive scratches. Ith looks like fingernail damage or screw/nail damage but there are 3 nearly identical scratches on the saddle as shown. the blue line below represents were the leather is creased/looks cracked. Under the flap there will be a purple tag with 'Kiyo' written on it