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Originally Posted by bmcgilvray
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Gorgeous. And don't let the position of the holstered revolver on the dismounted cavalryman fool you: the practice was to shift it 'round front to suit the photographer. The two standing men are wearing their holsters in 'twist' or 'cavalry' draw as intended. We see LOTS of old west pics with the holsters placed in front and giving the impression that folks wore them that way; but they were simply showing off all their weaponry. An extreme example is this Texas Ranger whose left hand Brill has been moved 'round to his right side, then the revolver turned around backwards and even sideways to show it off:
ranger jones brill holster.jpg