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Old 7th March 2021, 02:41 PM   #1
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Default Leather bandolier for matchlock gun

This was advertised as a 17th c european matchlock bandolier. I put it on discussion on teh european forum, but it was suggested that there is a strong possibility to be a non-european item, from a culture that was using matchlocks untill recently. Anyone recognise the style?
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Old 7th March 2021, 03:02 PM   #2
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What a fascinating topic! I'll watch it with pleasure.
I will assume with caution that this item was made in the south of the Arabian Peninsula.
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Old 8th March 2021, 05:35 AM   #3
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Hi Eftihis,
Not a firm ID but wool stoppers were used in bandoliers from Afghanistan. One of your pics appears to show a wool stopper.
Hopefully Rickystl will come in on this as I know he has several bandoliers of different origins.
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Old 8th March 2021, 04:41 PM   #4
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A similar set, was sold some years ago from Italy with the following description: A Musketeer's bandoleer dating: 17th Century provenance: Europe Leather belt with brass buckle; provided with a leather purse and eleven wooden flasks for powder doses, held together with leather straps. Small defects and damages. dimensions: length circa 97 cm.
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Old 8th March 2021, 05:23 PM   #5
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Stu is 100% right
and it's not the first time that I see an Afghan item listed as medieval or European renaissance.
Please, look at mine.
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Old 8th March 2021, 05:30 PM   #6
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I agree with the participants who wrote that this belt is from Afghanistan.
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Old 8th March 2021, 05:47 PM   #7
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Hi Kubur, regarding yours, i have to contribute the following! However, the style of the containers on teh belt we discuss is quite different!
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