Lewis,
That sounds right to me. The recent super pricey one was a replica of a much older more deluxe version (wire sewn into the edges rather than the rivetted brace in the middle) except with Ti rails.
Doug Van Cleve Chandler, AZ
On 4/9/06, Lewis Ting <lewisting@comcast.net> wrote:
> I'm purchasing a Brooks swallow saddle that the owner dates to the '80's.
> This saddle is black, with dime-size copper rivets, except for rivets on
> either side of the waist area which are smaller (size of a sixteen penny
> nail head) that secures a metal stretcher . no stitching around the apron
.
> Can someone confirm that there is such a swallow saddle or that it's a
> modified lookalike.
>
> Thanks
>
> Lewis Ting
> Chicago, Illinois.