Re: Image of US solider with all English accouterments
Hi everyone,
I'm new here, so sorry if these are small points. The second picture that Kevin Dally put up is consistent with the uniform of the Rifle Brigade (known as the 95th Rifles during the Napoleonic Wars) or the King's Royal Rifle Corps (known as the 60th Royal American Rifles during the Napoleonic Wars), but of which wore three rows of buttons on their coats in the Hussar style. The soldier in the photo in question has only one row of buttons, and therefore cannot be a member of either of those rifle organizations. The uniform is still unusual, possibly Commonwealth, but I thought I'd point out that his bayonet is on his right hip (since the photo is inverted). Does anyone know if the British regs called for the bayonet on the right hip? I know he could just have it there for the picture, but if that's how the Brits did it, that might help identify the picture.
Very Respectfully,
Andrew Roscoe
Hi everyone,
I'm new here, so sorry if these are small points. The second picture that Kevin Dally put up is consistent with the uniform of the Rifle Brigade (known as the 95th Rifles during the Napoleonic Wars) or the King's Royal Rifle Corps (known as the 60th Royal American Rifles during the Napoleonic Wars), but of which wore three rows of buttons on their coats in the Hussar style. The soldier in the photo in question has only one row of buttons, and therefore cannot be a member of either of those rifle organizations. The uniform is still unusual, possibly Commonwealth, but I thought I'd point out that his bayonet is on his right hip (since the photo is inverted). Does anyone know if the British regs called for the bayonet on the right hip? I know he could just have it there for the picture, but if that's how the Brits did it, that might help identify the picture.
Very Respectfully,
Andrew Roscoe
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