| Accession Number | RELAWM03992.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Personal Equipment |
| Physical description | Canvas, Leather, Steel, Wood |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey |
| Date made | c 1915-18 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Canvas and leather waist ammunition bandolier : Turkish Army
Description
Ammunition waist bandolier made from green cotton canvas with five pockets, each lined around the edge with leather and equipped with a pair of small wood buttons with metal shanks. These join to leather button holders on the body of the bandoleer. Underneath the flaps are a series of nine (originally ten) leather keepers. There is a steel buckle at one end which forms one end of the strap which looped around the wearer's waist; the other end is missing.
History / Summary
This ammunition waist bandolier was made for the Ottoman Imperial Army. They traditionally employed artisan-soldiers to manufacture in field workshops much of the replacement equipment needed by a soldier, and this ammunition waist bandolier is a typical example.
The use of small dome-shaped wood buttons originate in men's clothing of the period, in particular closure buttons for a civilian spats.