Yes it was!

I had to read that twice, but yes you are correct.

Wrong, I’m not saying it never happened, but doctrine was that both the saber and pistol were taken in cross draw, the pistol to the left hand from the right hip, the saber to the right hand from the left hip. The saber was considered the more important weapon so it got the strong (right) hand, the pistol was relegated to the weak hand because at most it had six rounds until there was a lull in the battle and reloading could happen; whereas the saber never “ran out.” Cavalry charges are the saber version of an infantry bayonet charge, whereas firing the pistol/(rifle for bayonet charging infantry) is something that can be done when the possibility is available, but the intention of the cavalry charge is men on horses bearing down on the enemy swinging long blades; still more accurate in the late 1800s than skirmishers (militia, regular, or Indian) with muzzle loaders, revolvers, repeating rifles, or bow and arrow…. Also, with the horse doing the heavy work a cavalry unit could charge several times in a matter of minutes, with the troopers each attacking/striking several enemy with each charge. The reason the cavalry was generally so successful against dismounted troops. In my 31 years in the military over a decade was spent with the cavalry, my M256 smoothbore cannon could reach out and touch quite a bit farther and much more accurately than a saber, so we don’t do those saber charges anymore…

that would be cavalry!!!

Calvary, a place of Christian significance. Cavalry, a military formation of mounted soldiers. Trust me, I was a cavalry soldier with the eleventh armored cavalry regiment for over a decade…. And the reverse cross draw are because the primary hand was supposed to be using a cavalry saber and the off hand would reach over for the pistol, both hands doing a cross draw for their weapon held on the other side of the body….

It mostly had to do with ease of access when riding a horse. Very difficult to draw from a traditional holster when sitting.

It has to do with the holster and position hitting the riders thighs while mounted on horseback. With the pistol butt forward the barel and holsters rest towards the rear of the hips and miss the riders thighs.

If its a 380 Bursa Thunder unfortunately Sam does not have a pattern for this gun.

No he has not made any for his films

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It is called a calvary draw.

Yes

Cross draw that’s what I use in civil war re-enactments and I can agree with the Calvary draw

It would need to be angled differently.

CAVALRY…… Calvary is a place of Christian significance.

Gonna ruin the finish on your gun. You want it lined and then possibly use a lubricant.

@@CountryDoublePlay no it won’t. The metal “lining” is sandwiched between the two pieces of leather to keep the holster stiff and slightly looser so you can draw quicker.

Good challenge. I thought shoulder holsters went out with Starsky and Hutch.