diff --git a/reaction/code/cgame/cg_draw.c b/reaction/code/cgame/cg_draw.c
index 13f5b9c6..7543314c 100644
--- a/reaction/code/cgame/cg_draw.c
+++ b/reaction/code/cgame/cg_draw.c
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ static void CG_DrawStatusBar(void)
 	static float hcolors[3][4] = {
 		{1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f},
 		{1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f},
-		{1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f}
+		{0.8f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f}
 	};
 
 	cent = &cg_entities[cg.snap->ps.clientNum];
diff --git a/reaction/code/cgame/cg_local.h b/reaction/code/cgame/cg_local.h
index a850b663..0d6ba6ca 100644
--- a/reaction/code/cgame/cg_local.h
+++ b/reaction/code/cgame/cg_local.h
@@ -1949,7 +1949,7 @@ extern vmCvar_t cg_RQ3_strobe;
 extern vmCvar_t cg_RQ3_predictWeapons;
 
 //Makro - left-handed weapons
-//extern vmCvar_t cg_RQ3_leftHanded;
+extern vmCvar_t cg_RQ3_leftHanded;
 //Makro - sun flares
 extern vmCvar_t cg_RQ3_flareIntensity;
 //Makro - ssg crosshair size
diff --git a/reaction/code/cgame/cg_main.c b/reaction/code/cgame/cg_main.c
index 65a8113d..4d6087fb 100644
--- a/reaction/code/cgame/cg_main.c
+++ b/reaction/code/cgame/cg_main.c
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ vmCvar_t cg_RQ3_predictWeapons;
 
 
 //Makro - left-handed models
-//vmCvar_t cg_RQ3_leftHanded;
+vmCvar_t cg_RQ3_leftHanded;
 
 //Makro - dev tools
 /*
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ static cvarTable_t cvarTable[] = {	// bk001129
 	{&cg_oldPlasma, "cg_oldPlasma", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE},
 	{&cg_trueLightning, "cg_trueLightning", "0.0", CVAR_ARCHIVE},
 	//Makro - left-handed weapons
-	//{&cg_RQ3_leftHanded, "cg_RQ3_leftHanded", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE},
+	{&cg_RQ3_leftHanded, "cg_RQ3_leftHanded", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE},
 	//Makro - dev tool
 	/*
 	{&cg_RQ3_angle0, "cg_RQ3_angle0", "0", 0},
diff --git a/reaction/code/cgame/cg_weapons.c b/reaction/code/cgame/cg_weapons.c
index 0f42c716..800f1532 100644
--- a/reaction/code/cgame/cg_weapons.c
+++ b/reaction/code/cgame/cg_weapons.c
@@ -1781,13 +1781,11 @@ void CG_AddViewWeapon(playerState_t * ps)
 	hand.backlerp = 0;
 	hand.hModel = weapon->handsModel;
 	hand.renderfx = RF_DEPTHHACK | RF_FIRST_PERSON | RF_MINLIGHT;
-	/*
-	hand.nonNormalizedAxes = qtrue;
+
 	if (cg_RQ3_leftHanded.integer)
 	{
 		VectorNegate(hand.axis[1], hand.axis[1]);
 	}
-	*/
 
 	// add everything onto the hand
 	CG_AddPlayerWeapon(&hand, ps, &cg.predictedPlayerEntity, ps->persistant[PERS_TEAM]);
diff --git a/reaction/code/renderer/tr_local.h b/reaction/code/renderer/tr_local.h
index 3abcfbea..0f42457d 100644
--- a/reaction/code/renderer/tr_local.h
+++ b/reaction/code/renderer/tr_local.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 	qboolean	needDlights;	// true for bmodels that touch a dlight
 	qboolean	lightingCalculated;
+	qboolean	mirrored;		// mirrored matrix, needs reversed culling
 	vec3_t		lightDir;		// normalized direction towards light
 	vec3_t		ambientLight;	// color normalized to 0-255
 	int			ambientLightInt;	// 32 bit rgba packed
diff --git a/reaction/code/renderer/tr_scene.c b/reaction/code/renderer/tr_scene.c
index db1fdeb5..7a4a6e3a 100644
--- a/reaction/code/renderer/tr_scene.c
+++ b/reaction/code/renderer/tr_scene.c
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ RE_AddRefEntityToScene
 =====================
 */
 void RE_AddRefEntityToScene( const refEntity_t *ent ) {
+	vec3_t cross;
 	if ( !tr.registered ) {
 		return;
 	}
@@ -219,6 +220,9 @@ void RE_AddRefEntityToScene( const refEntity_t *ent ) {
 
 	backEndData[tr.smpFrame]->entities[r_numentities].e = *ent;
 	backEndData[tr.smpFrame]->entities[r_numentities].lightingCalculated = qfalse;
+	
+	CrossProduct(ent->axis[0], ent->axis[1], cross);
+	backEndData[tr.smpFrame]->entities[r_numentities].mirrored = (DotProduct(ent->axis[2], cross) < 0.f);
 
 	r_numentities++;
 }
diff --git a/reaction/code/renderer/tr_surface.c b/reaction/code/renderer/tr_surface.c
index 13655697..18bef9e3 100644
--- a/reaction/code/renderer/tr_surface.c
+++ b/reaction/code/renderer/tr_surface.c
@@ -879,8 +879,21 @@ static void RB_SurfaceMesh(md3Surface_t *surface) {
 	indexes = surface->numTriangles * 3;
 	Bob = tess.numIndexes;
 	Doug = tess.numVertexes;
-	for (j = 0 ; j < indexes ; j++) {
-		tess.indexes[Bob + j] = Doug + triangles[j];
+	
+	if (backEnd.currentEntity->mirrored) {
+		// Makro - this should be done differently, but since we're copying
+		// indices in a loop anyway (see below), reversing them in the same loop
+		// is practically free...
+		
+		for (j = 0 ; j < indexes ; j += 3) {
+			tess.indexes[Bob + j + 0] = Doug + triangles[j + 0];
+			tess.indexes[Bob + j + 1] = Doug + triangles[j + 2];
+			tess.indexes[Bob + j + 2] = Doug + triangles[j + 1];
+		}
+	} else {
+		for (j = 0 ; j < indexes ; j++) {
+			tess.indexes[Bob + j] = Doug + triangles[j];
+		}
 	}
 	tess.numIndexes += indexes;