Why are the Majority of lockplates in posed Images facing inward?

[YankeeTiger]

Curt, correct most of these images can enlarge to a very nice size to see details.. That is how I eas able to see the fasteners/ keepers he rigged for the knives

[CompanyWag]

I suspect they first removed the breast plate "eagle," and something was rigged through the breast plate holes in the shoulder belt, possibly being seeing in front of the smaller knife's quillon.

Curt: Since this is a reversed image, the subject is wearing his cartridge box and sling backwards. Therefore if an eagle breastplate was present, it would be square in the subject's back between his shoulder blades!

Aron: Thanks! I'll have to venture out to the LOC website and find the high-res depiction of the knife mountings.

You can bet that both knives and revolvers probably got tossed the first hard march this guy went on...assuming they really were his and not merely a photographer's prop.

[gsusat]

My Quick thought on the images is that they knew the image would be reversed and they put their leathers on backwards and helt the rifle backwards so that it would appear to be on the right side. To achieve the finished look they had to hold the weapon with their left hand low and it low on their left side - putting the lockplate in the rear.

Just one suggestion

[Curt Schmidt]

Hallo!

"Curt: Since this is a reversed image, the subject is wearing his cartridge box and sling backwards. Therefore if an eagle breastplate was present, it would be square in the subject's back between his shoulder blades!"

D'oh! Thanks. I wasn't thinking.

But a clever man could have reversed the shoulder belt on the box. Just a-funnin', just a-funnin'.



Curt

[guad42]

Just for fun here's another image subject to the discussion here. Notice its an 1822 and is that an 1808 cartridge box or an import? Interesting photo; only one I have ever seen from the 60th Tenn. Infantry.

-Sam Dolan60thTennInf.jpg

[gsusat]

Interesting picture. Looks like an English box. Though I am curious what is on his other side?

[LibertyHallVols]

Interesting picture. Looks like an English box. Though I am curious what is on his other side?

Yeah, good point! Ponderous! Great photo!

[guad42]

This particular soldier is Sgt. James White of "B" Co. 60th Tenn (aka Crawford's 70th). I'm downloading the large tif to see if I can isolate the area that shows what could be two cartridge boxes. Here's a slightly better version. Interesting jacket and what is that he has around his neck that hangs down over one of the buttons?

-Sam Dolan
JamesWhite3.jpg

[guad42]

Here's a few selections from the large tif of the James White photo. I think that's a haversack, not a 2nd cartridge box. I also think those are wood buttons that were colored in the photo to appear brass.

-Sam Dolan
WhiteBox.jpgWhite9.jpgJamesWhite5.jpgJamesWhite6.jpg

[Curt Schmidt]

Hallo!

A beaded necklace with two pocket watch keys?

Curt