"Right Shoulder shift" Topic
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| Porkmann | 20 May 2012 10:37 a.m. PST |
Did any non-American armies use rss in the C19? Or is the carriage of the musket/rifle on the right hand side a peculiarly American phenomenon? |
| Cheriton | 20 May 2012 12:41 p.m. PST |
a peculiarly American phenomenon? We are not peculiar… Well a tad grandiose, perhaps… Even somewhat flamboyant, peculiar not so much… 
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| vtsaogames | 20 May 2012 1:11 p.m. PST |
We did have a peculiar institution. |
| TKindred | 20 May 2012 2:35 p.m. PST |
Yes, but there was a medicated powder that helped to cure it. At least it stopped the itching & burning. |
| Seroga | 20 May 2012 5:47 p.m. PST |
Russians carried on the left, and grounded to the right. |
| EJNashIII | 20 May 2012 5:51 p.m. PST |
Or is the carriage of the musket/rifle on the right hand side a peculiarly American phenomenon? Not even that American. The pre-war drill manuals (Scott's) use a left hand carry. Many Rebel units adopted this in Gilham's Drill. |
| John the Greater | 21 May 2012 12:34 p.m. PST |
Great question. The US drill manuals were based on the French. And, as pointed out above, there were several manuals used by both sides in the Civil War, but they all contained that carry. I find it hard to believe we came up with it all on our own. Looks like some research is in my future. |
| Cheriton | 21 May 2012 1:45 p.m. PST |
Well, FWIW, many years ago I asked a friend, ACW buff, why the field guns in the ACW had 14 spokes while the European equivalent during the 18th-19th centuries had 12. "Well, that's easy", he said, "just to be ornery…"
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| John the Greater | 21 May 2012 3:34 p.m. PST |
I pulled out my copy of Edourd Detaille's "L'Armee Francaise", an illustrated history of the French Army 1790-1885. Indeed, there are a number of illustrations showing French soldiers marching at right shoulder shift. Unfortunately, he does not discuss the manual of arms. |
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