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rice 123 can anyone identify this... 07-04-2010, 02:33 PM
Patrick Chadwick Well, it looks like a... 07-04-2010, 04:07 PM
musketshooter CW photos 07-06-2010, 02:20 PM
JBS Looks to be a Tin-plate... 07-06-2010, 02:40 PM
gew8805 Correct, image is reversed.... 07-06-2010, 04:39 PM
Johnny Peppers The old photographs were made... 07-06-2010, 09:23 PM
Jim Ditto. By example, here's an... 07-09-2010, 08:18 PM
A. F Medic I believe that I have... 07-09-2010, 10:03 PM
A. F Medic Maybe not. Back to the... 07-09-2010, 10:20 PM
A. F Medic https://www.milsurps.com/image... 07-09-2010, 10:26 PM
A. F Medic See if this is reversed 07-09-2010, 10:34 PM
Dstavlo Yeah its an enfield musketoon 03-01-2012, 03:38 AM
gsimmons It's a musket not a... 03-01-2012, 07:25 AM
gew8805 Yes, a three band, P53 Rifle... 03-01-2012, 10:32 AM
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    Correct, image is reversed. It is a P53 Enfield, almost certainly the full length Rifle Musket with the 39 inch barrel.
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    The old photographs were made on either highly polished copper, glass, or iron (tin) coated with the light sensitive photographic solution. Since the picture was the negative view, everything was reversed. This led early historians to come to the conclusion that Billy the Kid was left handed because his holster is on his left side, but in fact he was right handed. The image of him is reversed on the picture. A careful examination also shows that the 1873 Winchester carbine he is holding is also reversed with the loading gate on the left side. There was even an early movie about Billy the Kid called "The Left Handed Gun".

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    Quote Originally Posted by gew8805 View Post
    Correct, image is reversed. It is a P53 Enfield, almost certainly the full length Rifle Musket with the 39 inch barrel.
    Ditto. By example, here's an ambrotype of myself as a reenactor. This image was taken by a photographer who spends much of his time in the 19th century- literally. He'll travel in a horse drawn wagon taking these photographs which he does with original period equipment using completely original methods and materials. This image is an "ambrotype." Chemicals are on a piece of glass which is then exposed and becomes a negative. The print is made to appear as a regular photo by placing a piece of black velvet behind the glass. Since these are prone to breakage or deterioration if too much exposed to light, they are placed in a closeable case. My case is an original made of gutta percha and covered with embossed leather like a book cover.

    As for the apparent side of things, if you look closely (the original image is much cleaner and clearer) it would appear I have my canteen and haversack on my right and cap pouch and cartridge box on my left- the reverse of normal usage. The image is reversed.
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    I believe that I have reversed it.

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