This is an original circa 1970 Navajo County Sheriff’s Posse Pony Express Ride Hashknife leather scout jacket which is correctly marked. The front shows the official stamp which is marked, “JAN 28 1970 / ANNUAL PONY EXPRESS RIDE / HASHKNIFE / NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF’S POSSE , INC.” Each shoulder also has the official Navajo County Pony Express horse branded shield badge. This jacket was officially used in the January 28th 1970 running of the Navajo Pony Express and is a wonderful piece of history. The Hashknife Pony Express website notes the history as such, "Each January for the last 61 years, the old west is brought to life as an elite group of riders thunder through Arizona. This exciting event is the oldest officially sanctioned Pony Express in the world. Each rider is sworn in as an honorary mail messenger braving weather, terrain, and modern-day obstacles to deliver the United States mail. Beginning in historic Holbrook, Arizona the horseback mail route covers over 200 miles from the majestic Mogollon Rim through the wilderness of the Mazatzal range to the desert city of Scottsdale, Arizona." The jacket shows tanned hide leather with a classic buckskin scout jacket design showing a wide collar, fringed arms, fringed bottom, fringed back section, and fringed pocket. The center shows a metal zipper. The jacket is well kept showing thick hide with no major damages. The stamp and badges are clear enough to read and preserve the pieces unique history. The jacket is said to be approximately a men’s size large. This is the only example of an authentic jacket from the Navajo Pony Express ride, which started in the early 1960's, that has ever been offered for public sale. Measures overall 60-inches wide from cuff to cuff laid out by 33-inches high from the collar to bottom of fringes and approx 23.5-inches from shoulder to shoulder.