The Buffalo can really look like it has a faint suede texture to it - if you don't compare side-to-side it is hard to tell the difference. Just went into my NOS stash and indeed the 3L is Buffalo and the 2 is the more defined suede. The drawback to the 2 is that it seems like the writing tends fade off the suede saddles faster than the true Buffalo ones. That is just a weak hunch though.
I'm betting that John has the true Buffalo and that is the one to have.
Mike Kone in Boulder CO
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Mike Kone wrote in reference to my ad below:
âIsn't 3L the Buffalo? That is more desirable than the Suede and is perhaps the most valuable of the bunch. The suede I believe is number 2 and the 4 is the smooth leather (these numbers all refer to the padded varieties only). Also, there the old logo saddles typically have 2 versions - one with the writing in silver (later) and those with writing in yellow (earlier). But could someone clarify what the L stands for - I think I knew years ago and it fell out of my brain.â
I donât know if the 3L was the Buffalo but mine has that sticker and sheâs a very, very fine suede. Hey, she could be Buffalo that has a slight suede finish. Sheâs silver logo; I have no idea when they changed from the yellow but if pushed Iâd say very loosely around 1978. The reason why I donât tilt my head sideways any more is cause everything will fall out.
John T.Pergolizzi
Brooklyn, New York
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> -N.O.S. Cinelli Unicanitor suede leather covered padded saddle. OLD
> LOGO style!!! Correct for your vintage 70?s Masi etc. There is a
> small
> white sticker on the underside, ? inch in diameter; says ?3L?.
> Perfect.
> $295.00
> John T.Pergolizzi
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> Brooklyn, New York