Gents,
Just wondering how common it was on picket duty or as a marksman to use your left hand to fire? Common sense tells me a soldier would fire from whatever position was working best for him at the moment, given the terrain, urgency to reload, possibly injured right hand, &c.
I bring this up after viewing the excellent photos that Eric Tipton posted of the recent Vicksburg event. The NCO in his photo appears to be firing in a manner comfortable to him and is not a danger to his chums left and right.
Share your thoughts, thanks. (Or perhaps the soldiers in the scenario might shed some illumination, too?)
Obliged,
Paul Hadley
Woulda Coulda Shoulda Been Dere Too
Just wondering how common it was on picket duty or as a marksman to use your left hand to fire? Common sense tells me a soldier would fire from whatever position was working best for him at the moment, given the terrain, urgency to reload, possibly injured right hand, &c.
I bring this up after viewing the excellent photos that Eric Tipton posted of the recent Vicksburg event. The NCO in his photo appears to be firing in a manner comfortable to him and is not a danger to his chums left and right.
Share your thoughts, thanks. (Or perhaps the soldiers in the scenario might shed some illumination, too?)
Obliged,
Paul Hadley
Woulda Coulda Shoulda Been Dere Too
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