What side for convienance?

[Marc Adamchek]

Dr Tim. Crackstock and Johnny, I'm in your club! It's funny, but I was beginning to think I was really alone keeping my bag on the right and horn on the left (as a right hander). I mean, as recent as a week and a half or so I was looking through pictures of horns and bags from Madison Grant and the first volume of Acoutrements and couldn't help but notice all the horn and bag arangements on one side. I was almost on the verge of a PC neurosis attack! Pbheeewww!!! Thanks for lettin me sleep at night!

 

[Capt. Jas.]

Right handed, horn and bag on right and fairly high........ before I even knew what a Mark Baker was. :grin:

 

[Top Jaw]

I have the Madison Grant book as well, and along with the few surviving original bags I have seen in person, have noticed the horn, or evidence of a horn attached to the bag strap in most every case.

I wondered about this for a long time. Finally, I came to the conclusion that it was probably more of a convienence factor or an simplified method of carry in case of an emergency. For example, if I was grabbing my gun in an emergency situation, it is a much simpler matter to slip on the bag and horn when they are together, and not on seperate straps. However, I still think each person should do what feels most comfortable to them. If all I was carrying were a bag and horn and no haversack, etc., I think they would ride more comfortably if distributed on seperate straps and different shoulders.

 

[CrackStock]

Yup. In the pic above, the horn is farther forward that mine hangs.

CS