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Shire of Toodyay > Records

BANDOLIER

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Overview

Army webbing belt made of brown leather that has darkened with age.
Contains five pouches and has a double brass buckled fastening.
An additional small leather strap is attached which was probably used to hang other small items of equipment.

Historical information

This bandolier has 5 pouches (each holding 10 rounds - total of 50 rounds) and was used by Australian mounted troops, other than Light Horse, such as Artillery, Service Corps, Engineers etc.
Australian Light Horse bandoliers had 9 pouches (each holding 10 rounds - total of 150 rounds).

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.218

Themes

War and Conflict

Inscriptions and markings

A date of 1916 is stamped into the leather as well as the Govt. arrow and makers name

Contextual Information

The equipment used by the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) was mostly the same as the British Army and the armies of the other British dominions.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

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photographic images CC BY 4.0 Phil Hart

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Photo by Phil Hart

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