An Extremely Rare 17th Century German Military Match Hider

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Image on top:
close-up of the cast-bronze lion heads and the top of a match hider (center of image) and a powder container, on a bandolier for a guardsman of the Leibgarde (bodyguard) of the Elector Christian I of Saxony, ca. 1590.
Detail on the extreme right:
tapering nozzle of the flask containing the priming powder.

Image from Peter Finer's site, with compliments.


Please note that the original covering consisting of rep / repp (German Rips), which is perfectly retained on the speciman in the Royal Armouries Leeds (see images in my post #2 above, plus close-up following below), is missing from the tin surface of the containers on this bandolier.
Rep is defined by Wikipedia as a fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface.


Best,
Michael