Rye Miles #13621 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Did they have them back then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Probably not for the same thing we use them for. The stuff I've seen (except for native american decorations) were mostly for function such as repair. I have a 150 year old m/l bp shotgun that was my GG Grandfathers that has a repair to the buttstock wrist that was cracked. He took a piece of brass (maybe flattened wire?) and wrapped the cracked area and fastened it with small nails. He made it look like a small rattlesnake. Decorative functional repair. Seen quite a bit of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Yes, but they looked kind of funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 While looking up the history of leather wrapped stocks I found this really cool article about how guns were toted in the Old West. https://truewestmagazine.com/rifle-packin-in-the-old-west/ I have looked through a lot of old photos taken back in the Old West and I really do not recall ever seeing a buttstock wrap on a rifle. Not saying they didn't do it, I just haven't seen photos of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Is there any way to tell, from looking at the saddle or bridle, whether a picture has been flipped? I don't do horses. Don't carry a lariat. But seems like every picture I've ever seen, the rope is on the right side of the horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 I recall reading some years ago about a cowboy doing a buttstock wrap on a shotgun because he put a spacer in it because he kept getting a bloody nose from a too short stock. Wish I could remember where I saw that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Ron Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Howdy, Looks like maybe he is wearing a wedding ring on his left hand, maybe. Based on that I vote NOT flipped. Best CR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Here is the picture flipped. In the studio shot below one would assume Ira was right handed primarily based on the placement of the revolver in his gun belt which could not be draw with a left hand. It would then make a case for the picture not to be flipped IMHO, as his rifle, knife and pistol could be draw with his right hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 3 hours ago, Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L said: Yes, but they looked kind of funny! That’s from the movie Monte Walsh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adolph Vancinghand, SASS #28923 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 3 hours ago, Alpo said: Is there any way to tell, from looking at the saddle or bridle, whether a picture has been flipped? I don't do horses. Don't carry a lariat. But seems like every picture I've ever seen, the rope is on the right side of the horse. While many do carry a lariat on the right side pommel, it's not mandatory by any means. I always did... Most every bridle has the headstall buckle on the left side (as this appears). I can't make out the throatlatch buckle very clearly, but it appears to be on the proper (left) side as well. I can't make out the cinch as Ira's got too much gear hangin' off that side! Regardless of side, I HATE carrying a rifle butt-forward horseback. Get into a hurry and snake that rifle out past that horse's head and you may find yourself in a rodeo...and I'm getting too old for such foolishness. "Butt to the rear" carry for me... Maybe that helps, maybe it don't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: That’s from the movie Monte Walsh! (I know!) 2 hours ago, Father Kit Cool Gun Garth said: Here is the picture flipped. In the studio shot below one would assume Ira was right handed primarily based on the placement of the revolver in his gun belt which could not be draw with a left hand. Also, the brand(?) of AH seems more probable than HA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Joker Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 6 hours ago, Alpo said: Is there any way to tell, from looking at the saddle or bridle, whether a picture has been flipped? I don't do horses. Don't carry a lariat. But seems like every picture I've ever seen, the rope is on the right side of the horse. If you flip the photo the horse is pointed the opposite direction, you still don't see the other side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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