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I won't say you are wrong but you are. I don't know how to prove it other than common sense. The army has never had enough time or money to teach troopers to shoot left handed riding a horse. The horse was run with the left hand and all the weapons weilded with the right.I go with period accounts...in this case actual writings from the 1850's to the 1890's.
I have found that period accounts will be different than 20th and 21st century writings on the same subject.
I like period accounts...'cause they were written by folks who were actually there.....
In any event...
In regards to the Holsters.....not 5 or 6 shots in a revolver...which I what my post # 35 was about....
And that post which started our discussion.....
The holster was set up for a left handed draw...because the saber was to be used with the right hand...
And the revolver with the left hand.
At least according to period accounts.
I understand , and have known , long before the internet , that in the later Indian Wars when the Colt SAA was standard and the '51 Navy or '60 Army no longer standard issue ...the saber was rarely used.
Be that as it may...
The holster of the later Indian Wars , was patterned after those holsters issued , when the saber was considered the primary weapon of the cavalry....so that is the Why of the left handed / butt forward draw.
Andy
Edit to add :
If you want to read my thoughts on 5 or 6 shots ...
See my posts # 29 and #4
The Army taught the twist draw to bring the revolver into action with the right hand. Yet I guess you have to be able to picture the saber carried on the left side to see my point. I can't ever see in my minds eye a calvary man charging with his revolver in his left hand and saber in his right and nothing to control the horse.
It's all good though, those days are gone and don't matter anymore. I am done for this thread, have a great rest of your day.