One of my favorite photos

[deerstalkert]

Calvary Cavalry

 

[Rifleman1776]

Might have been a photo shoot set-up. But, in the day, multiple guns in the belt were not unusual.

 

[smoothshooter]

Yeah. Your right. As I understand it, soldier photos at that time often had an over embellishment of weaponry in a photo shoot. Most probably some of the soldier's buddies waiting in line for their photo loaned him their revolvers for the photo. Although, I have read some time ago in the forum by a civil war buff that Calvary soldiers carried multiple revolvers.

Some did. Sometimes.
Lot of extra trouble to maintain, transport, keep track of, and keep someone from stealing them when they weren’t being carried. Bunch of extra weight there too.
Plus, cavalrymen had to spend a lot of time caring for their horses.

 

[oncewas]

Staged?